libfixbuf ☆

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Description:
Implements the IPFIX Protocol as a C library

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: ipfix networking netflow library c

Install: brew install libfixbuf

About:
Libfixbuf is a C library that implements the IETF IPFIX (IP Flow Information Export) protocol. It provides a robust API for creating, sending, and receiving IPFIX data streams, handling the complexities of the protocol like data encoding and transport. Its main value is enabling developers to easily integrate flow monitoring capabilities into network security and analysis tools.

Key Features:

Compliant with IETF IPFIX standards
Supports both UDP and TCP transport
Provides a stable C API for integration
Includes tools for generating and parsing flows

Use Cases:

Building custom NetFlow/IPFIX collectors
Implementing flow export in network devices
Developing network traffic analysis software

Alternatives:

nfdump – nfdump is a suite of tools for collecting and analyzing NetFlow data, whereas libfixbuf is a library used to build such tools.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 7:30am		0	VERSION_BUMP	febd4e39