Description:
Yet another flowmeter: processes packet data from pcap(3)
|
|
Type: Formula
|
Latest Version: 2.18.2@0
|
Tracked Since: Dec 11, 2025
|
|
Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
|
|
Category: Networking
|
|
Tags:
networking
security
packet-capture
flow-analysis
monitoring
|
|
Install:
brew install yaf
|
About:
Yaf is a command-line tool that captures and processes network traffic data from pcap files or live interfaces. It generates detailed flow records containing metadata like IP addresses, ports, and protocol information. This utility is essential for network security monitoring and traffic analysis, exporting data in formats compatible with flow analysis systems.
|
Key Features:
- Deep packet inspection for application-level metadata
- Support for both live capture and offline pcap file processing
- Generates IPFIX (Internet Protocol Flow Information Export) formatted flow records
- Handles fragmented packets and TCP stream reassembly
|
Use Cases:
- Network traffic monitoring and analysis for security auditing
- Extracting flow data for incident response and forensics
- Bandwidth usage monitoring and application identification
|
Alternatives:
-
tcpdump
– tcpdump captures raw packets while yaf focuses on generating aggregated flow records
-
nfdump
– nfdump is primarily for analyzing flow data, whereas yaf specializes in creating flow records from packet data
|
| Detected |
Version |
Rev |
Change |
Commit |
| Dec 11, 2025 9:17pm |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
bd3b308f |
| Nov 21, 2025 8:26pm |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
8071c280 |
| Nov 24, 2024 3:00pm |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
337c699f |
| Nov 13, 2024 10:49am |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
5bb20b92 |
| Sep 26, 2024 10:51pm |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
ce105d3f |
| Sep 26, 2024 9:53pm |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
e537d536 |
| Sep 11, 2024 3:46pm |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
2a723dde |
| Sep 5, 2024 10:13am |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
bcd7c7d4 |
| Jul 13, 2024 10:31am |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
a8f09843 |
| Sep 18, 2023 7:23am |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
114d1564 |
| Feb 18, 2023 11:57pm |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
65748275 |
| Feb 18, 2023 11:57pm |
|
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
3b3003fc |
|