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How to write filter in tshark to get only data I need?

asked 2023-04-05 10:43:47 +0000

pac122 gravatar image

updated 2023-04-05 10:46:06 +0000

I would like to capture database name, userid and passwords into JSON file. I would like to get the following output:

In above image: DB01 is database name, dbpw is password and db2inst1 is userid.

In tshark I have written bellow command:

tshark.exe -i 6 -f "tcp dst port 60127" -Y "drda.param.codepoint == 0x11a1" -T json -e "drda.param.codepoint" -e "drda.param.data.ebcdic" > c:\temp\wireshark.json

At the same time I captured traffic in Wireshark 4.0.4 just to get the same data graphically, because it is easier to imagine which data are captured.

Bellow image:

  • left side (Wireshark)
  • right side (tshark)

Problem is I get too much data.

How to write display filter in tshark to only get the data I want (first image in this post)?

Thanks

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answered 2023-04-05 13:05:24 +0000

Chuckc gravatar image

There is an open issue:
18499: tshark's -T fields should support displaying instances of fields using "-e field#N" format, similar to how the new Wireshark 4.0.0 display filter syntax works.

Would you be interested in a Lua script to gather the data into a new field that could be exported?

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If I understand correctly #N syntax e.g. #2 should display second occurrence if there are multiple options. I have captured many files and I see the number of occurrences differ. I can never say like second occurrence is the data I want.

Actually what I would like to have is display such drda.param.data.ebcdic where immediate before parameter value is drda.param.codepoint == 0x11a1.

Yes, sure Lau script would be nice, but I have never even heard about Lua language, so my knowledge is null.

pac122 gravatar imagepac122 ( 2023-04-05 16:26:53 +0000 )edit

Sample capture on the Wireshark wiki: drda_db2_sample.tgz
(It's a pcap inside a tar inside a gzip)
For drda.param.codepoint in {0x2110, 0x11a1, 0x11a0} you would like drda.param.codepoint and drda.param.data.ebcdic ?

Chuckc gravatar imageChuckc ( 2023-04-05 16:53:29 +0000 )edit

For the sample capture mentioned above, this is the output with Lua script to extract EBCDIC data for a list of specific codepoints
(ignore -C Guacamole - Default profile is hosed at the moment)

p$ tshark -C Guacamole -r drda_db2_sample.cap -T json -e easypost.data_ebcdic -Y "drda.param.codepoint == 0x11a1"
[
  {
    "_index": "packets-2007-04-02",
    "_type": "doc",
    "_score": null,
    "_source": {
      "layers": {
        "easypost.data_ebcdic": [
          "MYDB2DB           ",
          "MYUSER",
          "MYUSER",
          "MYDB2DB           "
        ]
      }
    }
  }
]
p$
Chuckc gravatar imageChuckc ( 2023-04-05 21:07:53 +0000 )edit

I checked the DRDA sample from Wireshark samples and I see you have one entry too much in output. In this case in TCP packet there are two PDUs. I only need data from SECCHK PDU.

pac122 gravatar imagepac122 ( 2023-04-06 07:00:47 +0000 )edit

There is not a relationship between the drda.ddm.codepoint and drda.param.codepoint fields.

Code point: SECCHK (0x106e) - drda.ddm.codepoint
Code point: ACCRDB (0x2001) - drda.ddm.codepoint

Code point: SECMEC (0x11a2) - drda.param.codepoint
Code point: RDBNAM (0x2110) - drda.param.codepoint
Code point: USRID (0x11a0) - drda.param.codepoint
Code point: PASSWORD (0x11a1) - drda.param.codepoint

Are the parameters you're after always part of a SECMEC (0x11a2?
Or are they always in the same order - RDBNAM (0x2110), USRID (0x11a0), PASSWORD (0x11a1)?

Chuckc gravatar imageChuckc ( 2023-04-06 13:50:44 +0000 )edit

Yes, parameters are always part of SECMEC (0x11a2). No, order of parameters RDBNAM (0x2110), USRID (0x11a0), PASSWORD (0x11a1 can be different and also other parameters may bi displayed inside this SECMEC section.

pac122 gravatar imagepac122 ( 2023-04-11 05:46:11 +0000 )edit

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