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title: implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime skill (Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills)
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**What it does.** Queries Arkime (formerly Moloch) full packet capture via its API to search sessions, Part of [[skills-anthropic-cybersecurity-skills]] (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills).

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| Upstream | [mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills](https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) |
| Skill file | [skills/implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime/SKILL.md](https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/blob/HEAD/skills/implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime/SKILL.md) |
| License | Apache-2.0 (skill folder LICENSE) |
| Author | mukul975 |
| Fetched | 2026-09-10 |

## Install

- `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime`, or copy the skill folder into `~/.claude/skills/implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime/`.
- Raw file: `curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime/SKILL.md`

## SKILL.md (verbatim)

```yaml
name: implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime
description: Queries Arkime (formerly Moloch) full packet capture via its API to search sessions,
  download PCAPs, detect C2 beaconing through connection interval/jitter stats,
  spot DNS tunneling via query-length analysis, and flag known-bad TLS certificate
  issuers, using the bundled scripts/agent.py. Use when investigating suspicious
  network flows or doing full-packet-capture forensics against an Arkime deployment.
domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: network-security
tags:
- network-security
- arkime
- full-packet-capture
- nta
- pcap-analysis
- network-forensics
version: '1.0'
author: mahipal
license: Apache-2.0
nist_csf:
- PR.IR-01
- DE.CM-01
- ID.AM-03
- PR.DS-02
mitre_attack:
- T1046
- T1040
- T1557
- T1071
- T1095
```

# Implementing Network Traffic Analysis with Arkime


## When to Use

- When deploying or configuring implementing network traffic analysis with arkime capabilities in your environment
- When establishing security controls aligned to compliance requirements
- When building or improving security architecture for this domain
- When conducting security assessments that require this implementation

## Prerequisites

- Familiarity with network security concepts and tools
- Access to a test or lab environment for safe execution
- Python 3.8+ with required dependencies installed
- Appropriate authorization for any testing activities

## Instructions

1. Install dependencies: `pip install requests`
2. Configure Arkime viewer URL and credentials.
3. Run the agent to query Arkime sessions and analyze traffic:
   - Search sessions by IP, port, protocol, or expression
   - Download PCAP data for forensic analysis
   - Detect C2 beaconing via connection interval analysis
   - Identify DNS tunneling through query length statistics
   - Flag connections to known-bad TLS certificate issuers

```bash
python scripts/agent.py --arkime-url https://arkime.local:8005 --user admin --password secret --output arkime_report.json
```

## Examples

### Beaconing Detection
```
Source: 10.1.2.50 -> 185.220.101.34:443
Sessions: 288 over 24 hours
Avg interval: 300s, Jitter: 4.2%
Verdict: HIGH confidence C2 beaconing (jitter < 5%)
```

## Other files in this skill

- [LICENSE](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime/LICENSE)
- [references/api-reference.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime/references/api-reference.md)
- [scripts/agent.py](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/implementing-network-traffic-analysis-with-arkime/scripts/agent.py)

## references/api-reference.md (verbatim)

# API Reference: Arkime Network Traffic Analysis

## Authentication
```
HTTPDigestAuth(username, password)
```
All API requests require Digest authentication.

## Session Search
```
GET /api/sessions
```
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `date` | int | Time range in hours (1=last hour) |
| `expression` | string | Arkime search expression |
| `length` | int | Max results to return |
| `order` | string | Sort field:direction (e.g. `lastPacket:desc`) |
| `fields` | string | Comma-separated field list |

## PCAP Download
```
GET /api/sessions/pcap
GET /api/sessions/pcapng
```
| Parameter | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `date` | Time range in hours |
| `expression` | Filter expression |
Returns raw PCAP/PCAPNG binary data.

## Connection Graph
```
GET /api/connections
```
Returns `nodes` (IPs) and `links` (connections) for network graph visualization.

## SPI View (Field Statistics)
```
GET /api/spiview
```
| Parameter | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `spi` | Comma-separated fields (e.g. `srcIp,dstIp,dstPort`) |
Returns top values and counts for each field.

## Session Fields
| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `srcIp` | Source IP address |
| `dstIp` | Destination IP address |
| `srcPort` | Source port |
| `dstPort` | Destination port |
| `srcBytes` | Bytes sent by source |
| `dstBytes` | Bytes sent by destination |
| `lastPacket` | Timestamp of last packet (ms) |
| `srcJa3` | JA3 fingerprint of client TLS |
| `tls.issuerCN` | TLS certificate issuer CN |
| `tls.subjectCN` | TLS certificate subject CN |
| `tls.notAfter` | Certificate expiry (ms epoch) |

## Search Expressions
```
ip.src == 10.0.0.0/8
port.dst == 443
protocols == tls
country.src == CN
bytes > 1000000
```

## Beaconing Detection Logic
- Collect connection timestamps per (src, dst, port) tuple
- Calculate intervals between consecutive connections
- Compute jitter ratio: `std_dev / avg_interval`
- Jitter < 0.05 = high confidence C2, < 0.15 = medium

Back to [[skills-anthropic-cybersecurity-skills]] or [[agent-skills]].