https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/wireblast New releases and features in Wireblast, tracked by The Cyber Toolchain. en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:22:53 GMT https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.6.1 https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.6.1 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:22:53 GMT Wireblast v0.6.1 adds the mlx5 Direct Verbs backend with `--rx-mode` support and AF_XDP VLAN-filter safety checks. • Adds the mlx5 Direct Verbs backend, enabling `--rx-mode` on Mellanox mlx5 NICs directly through the new backend. • Warns when an AF_XDP receive binds fewer queues than the card has, alerting users to potential missed traffic. • Refuses an AF_XDP receive when the kernel's VLAN filter would silently drop the traffic, preventing silent data loss. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/wireblast https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.4.0 https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.4.0 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:02:35 GMT Wireblast v0.4.0 adds `--pcap-memory` to set a configurable memory budget for PCAP replay loads. • Adds `--pcap-memory` flag to make the memory budget for loading PCAP files configurable at runtime. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/wireblast https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.2.3 https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.2.3 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:06:28 GMT Wireblast v0.2.3 enables zero-copy AF_XDP on AWS ENA NICs by using page-sized UMEM frames. • Uses page-sized UMEM frames on ENA (AWS Elastic Network Adapter) NICs so that AF_XDP zero-copy mode works on ENA-backed instances. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/wireblast https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.2.1 https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.2.1 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:06:00 GMT Wireblast v0.2.1: reset now clears drop/error counters and hides per-queue drop lines by default in the dashboard. • Reset action now clears drop and error counters alongside rate counters. • Per-queue drop lines are hidden by default in the live dashboard to reduce noise. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/wireblast https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.2.0 https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.2.0 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:22:15 GMT Wireblast v0.2.0 adds IPv6 traffic generation and keep-management receive mode • Adds IPv6 support, enabling UDP blasts and multi-flow generation across IPv6 destinations (see `022-ipv6-udp` and `023-ipv6-flows` examples). • Adds `--rx-mode keep-management` receive mode, allowing broad packet capture on a shared NIC without disrupting the management connection. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/wireblast https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.1.0 https://github.com/atoonk/wireblast/releases/tag/v0.1.0 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:09:48 GMT Wireblast v0.1.0: AF_XDP-based Linux traffic generator hitting 138 Mpps at line rate from a single static Go binary • Adds `-i`, `--dst-ip`, `--packet-size`, `--pps`, `-d`, `-y`, and `--no-tui` flags for fully scriptable, wizard-free packet generation. • Supports `--mode receive` with `--rx-mode` (e.g. `udp-port`) and `--rx-port` flags for AF_XDP-based packet reception and counting. • New AF_XDP traffic generator for Linux using a single static Go binary — no cgo, no libpcap, no DPDK, no kernel modules. • Supports multiple traffic patterns: UDP, TCP SYN, IMIX (7:4:1 internet mix), raw Ethernet, and PCAP replay (`.pcap` / `.pcapng`). • Supports VLAN-tagged (802.1Q) frame generation, CIDR destination cycling, multi-flow generation (up to thousands of distinct flows), and ECMP/LAG/RSS flow hashing. • Delivers measured 100G line-rate performance at all frame sizes, including 138 million packets per second for minimum-size frames, from a single process. • Remembers last-run settings under `~/.wireblast/` via `internal/prefs` for repeated use. • Includes an interactive TUI wizard and live dashboard (Bubble Tea) for guided setup, alongside a `--no-tui` plain-text mode for CI and scripting. • Ships 23 runnable example scripts in `examples/` covering benchmarking, IMIX, PCAP replay, VLAN tagging, IPv6, receive mode, and unattended soak tests. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/wireblast