Npcap

E484052

Npcap is a high-performance packet capture and network monitoring library for Windows, commonly used by tools like Wireshark for low-level network traffic analysis.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Npcap canonical 3
Npcap DLL 1
Npcap service 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows software
network monitoring library
packet capture library
software
basedOn WinPcap
category Windows-only free software
network analysis software
packet analyzers
compatibleWith WinPcap API
linked to: WinPcap
component Npcap DLL
linked to: Npcap

Npcap driver
Npcap service
linked to: Npcap
developer Nmap Project
linked to: Nmap
distribution bundled with Nmap
bundled with Wireshark
standalone installer
implements libpcap API
license free for non-commercial use
proprietary license
maintainer Gordon Lyon
operatingSystem Microsoft Windows
linked to: Windows
platform Windows
programmingLanguage C
replaces WinPcap
requires .NET Framework (for some tools using it)
linked to: .NET Framework
securityFeature digitally signed driver
limited access to administrators by default
supportsArchitecture 32-bit Windows
64-bit Windows
supportsFeature IPv4 traffic capture
IPv6 traffic capture
NPF driver
WinPcap-compatible mode
high-performance capture
kernel-level packet filtering
loopback packet capture
packet injection
raw 802.11 Wi-Fi capture
supportsInterface WinPcap-compatible capture interface names
usedBy NetworkMiner
Nmap
Wireshark
Zenmap
usedFor network monitoring
network traffic analysis
packet capture
security auditing
website https://nmap.org/npcap/

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wireshark usesLibrary Npcap
libpcap inspired Npcap
WinPcap replacedBy Npcap
Npcap component Npcap DLL
linked to: Npcap
Npcap component Npcap service
linked to: Npcap