traffic scoped and filtered
Packet Analysis
Wireshark packet analysis.
Packet capture review focused on DNS and HTTP traffic to show what plaintext protocols reveal and why transport security matters.
Project view
This project looks at normal DNS and HTTP traffic and shows how much
someone can learn when protocols are left in plaintext.
The work uses protocol filters, stream review, and request inspection to
show exposed metadata in DNS queries, host headers, URIs, and other
cleartext HTTP elements.
query metadata reviewed
requests and headers analysed
plaintext risk explained
Basic overview
This project inspects ordinary DNS and HTTP traffic in order to show how plaintext protocols expose metadata and user activity to anyone who can observe the traffic.
The aim was to use packet analysis to make the security risk clear: even when there is no malware involved, plaintext transport can reveal enough information to matter.
What was inspected
- DNS lookups showing requested domains and resolution behaviour.
- HTTP requests showing URIs, headers, and host information.
- Traffic filters used to isolate the protocols cleanly in the capture.
- Session details that demonstrate why plaintext visibility matters.
Why it matters
The security value here is understanding what can be observed before encryption is applied. That matters for both network monitoring and explaining why secure transport is needed.
What it shows
This project shows protocol awareness, careful traffic inspection, and the ability to turn packet-level observations into a clear security explanation.