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SSHDUMP(1) The Wireshark Network Analyzer SSHDUMP(1)

sshdump - Provide interfaces to capture from a remote host through SSH using a remote capture binary.

sshdump [ --help ] [ --version ] [ --extcap-interfaces ] [ --extcap-dlts ] [ --extcap-interface=<interface> ] [ --extcap-config ] [ --extcap-capture-filter=<capture filter> ] [ --capture ] [ --fifo=<path to file or pipe> ] [ --remote-host=<IP address> ] [ --remote-port=<TCP port> ] [ --remote-username=<username> ] [ --remote-password=<password> ] [ --sshkey=<public key path<gt ]> [ --remote-interface=<interface> ] [ --remote-capture-command=<capture command> ] [ --remote-sudo ]

sshdump --extcap-interfaces

sshdump --extcap-interface=<interface> --extcap-dlts

sshdump --extcap-interface=<interface> --extcap-config

sshdump --extcap-interface=<interface> --fifo=<path to file or pipe> --capture --remote-host=myremotehost --remote-port=22 --remote-username=user --remote-interface=eth2 --remote-capture-command='tcpdump -U -i eth0 -w-'

Sshdump is a extcap tool that allows one to run a remote capture tool in a SSH connection. The requirement is that the capture executable must have the capabilities to capture from the wanted interface.

The feature is functionally equivalent to run commands like

$ ssh remoteuser@remotehost -p 22222 'tcpdump -U -i IFACE -w -' > FILE & $ wireshark FILE

$ ssh remoteuser@remotehost '/sbin/dumpcap -i IFACE -P -w - -f "not port 22"' > FILE & $ wireshark FILE

Supported interfaces:

1. ssh

Print program arguments.
Print program version.
List available interfaces.
Use specified interfaces.
List DLTs of specified interface.
List configuration options of specified interface.
Start capturing from specified interface and write raw packet data to the location specified by --fifo.
Save captured packet to file or send it through pipe.
The address of the remote host for capture.
The SSH port of the remote host.
The username for ssh authentication.
The password to use (if not ssh-agent and pubkey are used). WARNING: the passwords are stored in plaintext and visible to all users on this system. It is recommended to use keyfiles with a SSH agent.
The path to a private key for authentication.
The remote network interface to capture from.
A custom remote capture command that produces the remote stream that is shown in Wireshark. The command must be able to produce a PCAP stream written to STDOUT. See below for more examples.
The capture filter

To see program arguments:

    sshdump --help

To see program version:

    sshdump --version

To see interfaces:

    sshdump --extcap-interfaces

Only one interface (ssh) is supported.

  Output:
    interface {value=ssh}{display=SSH remote capture}

To see interface DLTs:

    sshdump --extcap-interface=ssh --extcap-dlts
  Output:
    dlt {number=147}{name=ssh}{display=Remote capture dependent DLT}

To see interface configuration options:

    sshdump --extcap-interface=ssh --extcap-config
  Output:
    arg {number=0}{call=--remote-host}{display=Remote SSH server address}{type=string}
        {tooltip=The remote SSH host. It can be both an IP address or a hostname}{required=true}
    arg {number=1}{call=--remote-port}{display=Remote SSH server port}{type=unsigned}
        {default=22}{tooltip=The remote SSH host port (1-65535)}{range=1,65535}
    arg {number=2}{call=--remote-username}{display=Remote SSH server username}{type=string}
        {default=myusername}{tooltip=The remote SSH username. If not provided, the current user will be used}
    arg {number=3}{call=--remote-password}{display=Remote SSH server password}{type=password}
        {tooltip=The SSH password, used when other methods (SSH agent or key files) are unavailable.}
    arg {number=4}{call=--sshkey}{display=Path to SSH private key}{type=fileselect}
        {tooltip=The path on the local filesystem of the private ssh key}
    arg {number=5}{call=--sshkey-passphrase}{display=SSH key passphrase}
        {type=string}{tooltip=Passphrase to unlock the SSH private key}
    arg {number=6}{call=--remote-interface}{display=Remote interface}{type=string}{default=eth0}
        {tooltip=The remote network interface used for capture}
    arg {number=7}{call=--remote-capture-command}{display=Remote capture command}{type=string}
        {tooltip=The remote command used to capture.}
    arg {number=8}{call=--remote-filter}{display=Remote capture filter}{type=string}
        {default=not ((host myip) and port 22)}{tooltip=The remote capture filter}
    arg {number=9}{call=--remote-count}{display=Packets to capture}{type=unsigned}{default=0}
        {tooltip=The number of remote packets to capture. (Default: unlimited)}

To capture:

    sshdump --extcap-interface=ssh --fifo=/tmp/ssh.pcap --capture --remote-host 192.168.1.10
    --remote-username user --remote-filter "not port 22"

To use different capture binaries:

    sshdump --extcap-interface=ssh --fifo=/tmp/ssh.pcap --capture --remote-host 192.168.1.10
    --remote-capture-command='dumpcap -i eth0 -P -w -'
    sshdump --extcap-interface=ssh --fifo=/tmp/ssh.pcap --capture --remote-host 192.168.1.10
    --remote-capture-command='sudo tcpdump -i eth0 -U -w -'

NOTE: To stop capturing CTRL+C/kill/terminate application.

wireshark(1), tshark(1), dumpcap(1), extcap(4), tcpdump(1)

Sshdump is part of the Wireshark distribution. The latest version of Wireshark can be found at <https://www.wireshark.org>.

HTML versions of the Wireshark project man pages are available at: <https://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages>.

  Original Author
  -------- ------
  Dario Lombardo             <lomato[AT]gmail.com>
2022-05-29 2.6.20