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What is nDPI ?

nDPI® is an open source LGPLv3 library for deep-packet inspection. Based on OpenDPI it includes ntop extensions. We have tried to push them into the OpenDPI source tree but nobody answered emails, so we have decided to create our own source tree

A generic FAQ about nDPI® is available here

How To Compile nDPI

In order to compile this project do

To compile the library w/o any tools or tests:

To run tests do additionally:

or run all with: make check

Please note that the (minimal) pre-requisites for compilation include:

On Debian/Ubuntu systems do:

On Arch Linux:

On FreeBSD:

Remember to use gmake and not make on FreeBSD

On MacOS:

On Windows:

There are three supported ways to build nDPI:

  1. MSYS2 (assuming MSYS2 already installed):
  1. Mingw-w64

  2. Visual Studio (see windows/nDPI.sln)

Note: All Windows versions require npcap with WinPcap compatibility mode enabled.

How To Build The Documentation

Use the builtin python3 webserver to view documentation:

How To Add A New Protocol Dissector

The entire procedure of adding new protocols in detail:

  1. Add new protocol together with its unique ID to: src/include/ndpi_protocol_ids.h
  2. Create a new protocol in: src/lib/protocols/
  3. Variables to be kept for the duration of the entire flow (as state variables) need to be placed in: src/include/ndpi_typedefs.h in ndpi_flow_tcp_struct (for TCP only), ndpi_flow_udp_struct (for UDP only), or ndpi_flow_struct (for both).
  4. Add a new entry for the search function for the new protocol in: src/include/ndpi_protocols.h
  5. Choose (do not change anything) a selection bitmask from: src/include/ndpi_define.h
  6. Set protocol default ports in ndpi_init_protocol_defaults in: src/lib/ndpi_main.c
  7. Be sure to have nBPF support, cloning PF_RING in the same directory where you cloned nDPI: git clone https://github.com/ntop/PF_RING/ && cd PF_RING/userland/nbpf && ./configure && make. You can ignore the /bin/sh: 1: ../lib/pfring_config: not found error
  8. From the nDPI root directory, ./autogen.sh --with-pcre2 (nBPF and PCRE2 are usually optional, but they are needed to run/update all the unit tests)
  9. make
  10. make check
  11. Update the documentation, adding this new protocol to doc/protocols.rst
  12. Update the Windows Visual Studio configuration, adding the new c file in windows/nDPI.vcxproj

How to use nDPI to Block Selected Traffic

You can use nDPI to selectively block selected Internet traffic by embedding it onto an application (remember that nDPI is just a library). Both ntopng and nProbe cento can do this.

nDPI Paper Citation

Videos and Presentations

nDPI-Related Projects

DISCLAIMER

While we do our best to detect network protocols, we cannot guarantee that our software is error free and 100% accurate in protocol detection. Please make sure that you respect the privacy of users and you have proper authorization to listen, capture and inspect network traffic.

nDPI is a registered trademark in the US and EU.