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:Author: Itamar Raviv
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== Change log

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| Version |  name   |  meaning
| 1.00    |  Itamar Raviv (itraviv) |
- first version
| 2.00    |  Anton (XORED) | update by xored software
|=================


== Audience of this document 

TRex GUI guys

== Scapy RPC Server - Overview
Scapy Server is implemented following the link:http://www.jsonrpc.org/specification[JSON-RPC 2.0 specification], +
Therefore, requests and replies follow the JSON-RPC 2.0 spec. +
The server operates on a Request-Response basis *over ZMQ*, and does not support batched commands handling. +

Read more about ZMQ link:http://zguide.zeromq.org/page:all[here]

image::images/scapy_json_rpc_server.png[title="Scapy JSON RPC Server",align="left",width=800, link="images/scapy_json_rpc_server.png"]

=== Error Codes

Error codes are given according to this table: [also follows the JSON-RPC spec, with added error codes]

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| Error Code   |  Message                    |  Meaning
| -32700       | Parse Error                 | Invalid JSON was received by the server. An error occurred on the server while parsing the JSON input.
| -32600       | Invalid Request             | The JSON sent is not a valid Request object.
| -32601       | Method not found            | The method does not exist / is not available
| -32603       | Invalid params              |  Invalid method parameter(s)
| -32097       | Syntax Error                |  Syntax Error in input
| -32098       |  Scapy Server: message | Scapy Server had an error while executing your command, described in the message given
| -32096       | Scapy Server: Unknown Error | Scapy Server encountered an error that cannot be described


|=================


== Data Bases and Data Structures used in Scapy Server
=== build_pkt, reconstruct_pkt packet model [[build_pkt_input]]

Following JSON represents a Scapy structure, which can be used to build packet from scratch(build_pkt) or to modify particular fields in the prococol(reconstruct_pkt). Most fields can be omitted, in this case default or calculated values will be used.
For reconstruct_pkt default values will be taken from the original packet.

Exaples of JSON payloads and their scapy expression alternatives

[source,python]
----
Ether(src="de:ad:be:ef:de:ad")/Dot1Q()/Dot1Q(vtype=1)/IP(src="127.0.0.1", chksum="0x312")/TCP(sport=443)
----

[source,python]
----
[
        { "id": "Ether", "fields": [{"id": "src", "value": "de:ad:be:ef:de:ad"}] },
        { "id": "Dot1Q"},
        { "id": "Dot1Q", "fields": [{"id": "vtype", "value": "1"}] },
        { "id": "IP", "fields": [{"id": "src", "value": "127.0.0.1"}, {"id": "chksum", "value": "0x312"}] },
        { "id": "TCP", "fields": [{"id": "sport", "value": "443"}] }
]
----

=== Scapy server value types
Most values can be passed as strings(including decimal numbers, hex numbers, enums, values),
but for binary payload, value object should be used

[source,python]
----
- int/long/str - they can de specified directly as a value of a field
- {"vtype": "BYTES", "base64": "my_payload_base64"} - binary payload passed as base64
- {"vtype": "EXPRESSION", "expr": "TCPOptions()"} - python expression(normally, should be avoided)
- {"vtype": "UNDEFINED"} - unset field value, and let it be assigned automatically
- {"vtype": "RANDOM"} - assign a random value to a field
----

Example of object value usage(to specify binary payload)
----
Ether()/IP()/TCP()/Raw(load=my_payload)
----

[source,python]
----
[
        { "id": "Ether"},
        { "id": "IP"},
        { "id": "TCP"},
        { "id": "Raw", "fields": [
            {
              "id": "load",
              "value": {"vtype": "BYTES", "base64": "my_payload_base64"}
            }
        ]}
]
----

=== Scapy packet result payload [[build_pkt_output]]
build_pkt and reconstruct pkt take packet model and produce result JSON,
with the binary payload and field values and offsets defined

[source,python]
----
{
    "binary": "AAAAAQAAAAAAAgAACABFAAAoAAEAAEAGOs4QAAABMAAAAQAUAFAAAAAAAAAAAFACIABPfQAA", // base64 encoded binary payload
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "Ether",      # scapy class
            "name": "Ethernet", # human-readable protocol name
            "offset": 0,        # global offset for all fields
            "fields": [
                {
                    "id": "dst", # scapy field id
                    "hvalue": "00:00:00:01:00:00", # human readable value
                    "length": 6, # 6 bytes
                    "offset": 0, # 0 bytes offset from
                    "value": "00:00:00:01:00:00" # internal value, which for this type is the same as hvalue
                },
                {
                    "id": "src",
                    ... # same as for dst
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "IPv4", # human-readable value
                    "id": "type",
                    "length": 2,
                    "offset": 12, #
                    "value": 2048 # integer value for IPv4(0x800)
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IP",
            "name": "IP",
            "offset": 14,
            "fields": [
                {
                    "hvalue": "4",
                    "id": "version",
                    "length": 0, # the length is 0, which means it is a bitfield. mask should be used to show location
                    "offset": 0, # offset from the IP.offset. it needs to be added to all fields of IP
                    "value": 4
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "5",
                    "id": "ihl",
                    "length": 0, # again length is 0. that's other part of the first byte of IP
                    "offset": 0,
                    "value": 5
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "0x0",
                    "id": "tos",
                    "length": 1,
                    "offset": 1,
                    "value": 0
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "40",
                    "id": "len",
                    "length": 2,
                    "offset": 2,
                    "value": 40
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "1",
                    "id": "id",
                    "length": 2,
                    "offset": 4,
                    "value": 1
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "", # no flags are specified here. but this field can contain "US" for URG+SYN flags
                    "id": "flags",
                    "length": 0,
                    "offset": 6,
                    "value": 0
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "0",
                    "id": "frag",
                    "length": 0,
                    "offset": 6,
                    "value": 0
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "64",
                    "id": "ttl",
                    "length": 1,
                    "offset": 8,
                    "value": 64
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "tcp", # this field is enum. enum dictionary can be obtained as a medatata for IP fields.
                    "id": "proto",
                    "length": 1,
                    "offset": 9,
                    "value": 6
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "0x3ace",
                    "id": "chksum",
                    "length": 2,
                    "offset": 10,
                    "value": 15054
                },
                {
                    "hvalue": "[]",
                    "id": "options",
                    "length": 2,
                    "offset": 20,
                    "value": { # options can not be representted as a human string, so they are passed as an expression
                        "expr": "[]",
                        "vtype": "EXPRESSION"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "TCP",
            "name": "TCP",
            "offset": 34
            "fields": [
                {
                    "hvalue": "20",
                    "id": "sport",
                    "length": 2,
                    "offset": 0,
                    "value": 20
                },
                # .. some more TCP fields here
                {
                    "hvalue": "{}",
                    "id": "options",
                    "ignored": true,
                    "length": 2,
                    "offset": 20,
                    "value": { # TCPOptions are represented as a python expression with tuple and binary buffers
                        "expr": "[('MSS', 1460), ('NOP', None), ('NOP', None), ('SAckOK', b'')]",
                        "vtype": "EXPRESSION"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

----

=== Scapy server field definitions [[get_definitions_model]]
Scapy server can return metadata object, describing protocols and fields.
Most values, including field types are optional in the definition.
If field type is missing, it can be treated as a STRING.

[source,python]
----
"protocols": [
{
    "id": "Ether", # scapy class
        "name": "Ethernet", # name of the protocol
        "fields": [
        {
            "id": "dst",
            "name": "Destination", # GUI will display Destination instead of dst
            "type": "STRING",
            "regex": "^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:-]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})$"
        },
        {
            "id": "src",
            "name": "Source",
            "type": "STRING",
            "regex": "^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:-]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})$"
        },
        {
            "values_dict": {
                "ATMMPOA": 34892,
                "RAW_FR": 25945,
                "DNA_DL": 24577,
                "ATMFATE": 34948,
                "ATALK": 32923,
                "BPQ": 2303,
                "X25": 2053,
                "PPP_DISC": 34915,
                "DEC": 24576,
                "n_802_1Q": 33024,
                "PPP_SES": 34916,
                "TEB": 25944,
                "SCA": 24583,
                "PPP": 34827,
                "FR_ARP": 2056,
                "CUST": 24582,
                "ARP": 2054,
                "DNA_RC": 24578,
                "NetBEUI": 33169,
                "AARP": 33011,
                "DIAG": 24581,
                "IPv4": 2048,
                "DNA_RT": 24579,
                "IPv6": 34525,
                "LAT": 24580,
                "IPX": 33079,
                "LOOP": 36864
            },
            "id": "type",
            "name": "Type"
                "type": "ENUM"
        }
    ]
},
{
    "id": "TCP",
    "name": "TCP",
    "fields": [
    {
        "id": "sport",
        "name": "Source port",
        "type": "NUMBER",
        "min": 0, # optional min value
        "max": 65535 # optional max value

    },
    {
        "id": "dport",
        "name": "Destination port",
        "type": "NUMBER",
        "min": 0,
        "max": 65535
    },
    {
        "id": "seq",
        "name": "Sequence number",
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "ack",
        "name": "Acknowledgment number",
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "dataofs",
        "name": "Data offset",
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "reserved",
        "name": "Reserved",
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "flags",
        "name": "Flags",
        "auto": false,
        "type": "BITMASK",
        "bits": [ # fields definition for the UI
        {"name": "URG", "mask": 32, "values":[{"name":"Not Set", "value": 0}, {"name":"Set", "value": 32}]},
        {"name": "ACK", "mask": 16, "values":[{"name":"Not Set", "value": 0}, {"name":"Set", "value": 16}]},
        {"name": "PSH", "mask": 8, "values":[{"name":"Not Set", "value": 0}, {"name":"Set", "value": 8}]},
        {"name": "RST", "mask": 4, "values":[{"name":"Not Set", "value": 0}, {"name":"Set", "value": 4}]},
        {"name": "SYN", "mask": 2, "values":[{"name":"Not Set", "value": 0}, {"name":"Set", "value": 2}]},
        {"name": "FIN", "mask": 1, "values":[{"name":"Not Set", "value": 0}, {"name":"Set", "value": 1}]}
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "window",
        "name": "Window size",
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "chksum",
        "name": "Checksum",
        "auto": true,
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "urgptr",
        "name": "Urgent pointer",
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "options",
        "name": "Options",
        "type": "EXPRESSION"
    }
    ]
},
{
    "id": "IP",
    "name": "Internet Protocol Version 4",
    "fields": [
    {
        "id": "version", # only renaming
        "name": "Version"
    },
    {
        "id": "ihl",
        "name": "IHL",
        "type": "NUMBER",
        "auto": true # calculate IHL automatically
    },
    {
        "id": "tos",
        "name": "TOS",
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "len",
        "name": "Total Length",
        "type": "NUMBER",
        "auto": true
    },
    {
        "id": "id",
        "name": "Identification",
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "flags",
        "name": "Flags",
        "type": "BITMASK",
        "min": 0,
        "max": 8,
        "bits": [ # bitmask definition for IP.flags
        {"name": "Reserved", "mask": 4, "values":[{"name":"Not Set", "value": 0}, {"name":"Set", "value": 4}]},
        {"name": "Fragment", "mask": 2, "values":[{"name":"May fragment (0)", "value": 0}, {"name":"Don't fragment (1)", "value": 2}]},
        {"name": "More Fragments(MF)", "mask": 1, "values":[{"name":"Not Set", "value": 0}, {"name":"Set", "value": 1}]}
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "frag",
        "name": "Fragment offset",
        "type": "NUMBER"
    },
    {
        "id": "ttl",
        "name": "TTL",
        "type": "NUMBER",
        "min": 1,
        "max": 255

    },
    {
        "id": "proto",
        "name": "Protocol"
    },
    {
        "id": "chksum",
        "name": "Checksum",
        "type": "STRING",
        "auto": true
    },
    {
        "id": "src",
        "name": "Source address",
        "type": "STRING",
        "regexp": "regexp-to-check-this-field"
    },
    {
        "id": "dst",
        "name": "Destination address",
        "regexp": "regexp-to-check-this-field"
    },
    {
        "id": "options",
        "name": "Options",
        "type": "EXPRESSION"
    }
    ]
},
{
    "id": "Dot1Q",
    "name": "802.1Q",
    "fields": [
    {
        "id": "prio",
        "name": "prio"
            "type": "NUMBER",
    },
    {
        "id": "id",
        "type": "NUMBER",
        "name": "id"
    },
    {
        "id": "vlan",
        "type": "NUMBER",
        "name": "vlan"
    },
    {
        "values_dict": {
            "ATMMPOA": 34892,
            "RAW_FR": 25945,
            "DNA_DL": 24577,
            "ATMFATE": 34948,
            "ATALK": 32923,
            "BPQ": 2303,
            "X25": 2053,
            "PPP_DISC": 34915,
            "DEC": 24576,
            "n_802_1Q": 33024,
            "PPP_SES": 34916,
            "TEB": 25944,
            "SCA": 24583,
            "PPP": 34827,
            "FR_ARP": 2056,
            "CUST": 24582,
            "ARP": 2054,
            "DNA_RC": 24578,
            "NetBEUI": 33169,
            "AARP": 33011,
            "DIAG": 24581,
            "IPv4": 2048,
            "DNA_RT": 24579,
            "IPv6": 34525,
            "LAT": 24580,
            "IPX": 33079,
            "LOOP": 36864
        },
        "id": "type",
        "name": "type",
        "type": "ENUM"
    }
    ]
},
{
    "id": "Raw",
    "name": "Raw",
    "fields": [
    {
        "id": "load",
        "name": "Payload",
        "type": "BYTES"
    }
    ]
}
]

]
----


== RPC Commands
The following RPC commands are supported. Please refer to databases section for elaboration for each database.

=== Supported Methods
* *Name* - supported_methods
* *Description* - returns the list of all supported methods by Scapy Server and their parameters
* *Parameters* - the parameter ('all') will return *ALL* supported methods. +
 other string delivered as parameter will return True/False if the string matches a supported method name
* *Result* - according to input: 'all' string will return list of supported methods, otherwise will return True/False as mentioned. +
 The returned dictionary describes for each method it's number of parameters followed by a list of their names.

*Example:*

[source,python]
----
'Request':
{
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": "1",
        "method": "supported_methods",
        "params": ["all"]
}

'Result':
{'id': '1',
 'jsonrpc': '2.0',
 'result': { .
             .
             .
             .
             'build_pkt': [1, [u'pkt_descriptor']],
             'check_update': [2, [u'db_md5', u'field_md5']],
             'get_all': [0, []],
             'get_tree': [0, []],
             'get_version': [0, []],
             'supported_methods': [1, [u'method_name']]
           }
}
----


=== GetAll
* *Name* - 'get_all'
* *Description* - Returns the supported protocols library (DB) and Field-to-RegEx mapping library, and their MD5 
* *Paramters* - None
* *Result* ['object'] - JSON format of dictionary. see table below

.Object type 'return values for get_all' 
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|=================
| Key             | Key Type      | Value                           | Value Type 
| db              | string        | supported protocols dictionary  | protocol dictionary
| fields          | string        | Field-to-RegEx dictionary       | Field-to-RegEx dictionary
| db_md5          | string        |  MD5 of DB                      | encoded in base64
| fields_md5      | string        |  MD5 of fields                  | encoded in base64
|=================

*Example:*

[source,python]
----
'Request':
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "get_all",
    "params": []
}

'Response':
{
   "jsonrpc" : "2.0",
   "id" : 1,
   "result" : {'db': {'ARP': [('hwtype', 'XShortField', '(1)'),
                              ('ptype', 'XShortEnumField', '(2048)'),
                              ('hwlen', 'ByteField', '(6)'),
                              ('plen', 'ByteField', '(4)'),
                              ('op', 'ShortEnumField', '(1)'),
                              ('hwsrc', 'ARPSourceMACField', '(None)'),
                              ('psrc', 'SourceIPField', '(None)'),
                              ('hwdst', 'MACField', "('00:00:00:00:00:00')"),
                              ('pdst', 'IPField', "('0.0.0.0')")],
                              .
                              .
                              .
               'db_md5': 'Z+gRt88y7SC0bDu496/DQg==\n',
               'fields': {'ARPSourceMACField': 'empty',
                          'BCDFloatField': 'empty',
                          'BitEnumField': 'empty',
                          .
                          .
                          .

}

----

=== Check if Database is updated
* *Name* - 'check_update'
* *Description* - checks if both protocol database and fields database are up to date according to md5 comparison
* *Parameters* - md5 of database, md5 of fields
* *Result* - upon failure: error code -32098 (see link:trex_scapy_rpc_server.html#_error_codes[RPC server error codes]) +
             followed by a message: "Fields DB is not up to date" or "Protocol DB is not up to date" +
             upon success: return 'true' as result (see below) +
 +
*Example:*

[source,python]
----
'Request':

{
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": "1",
        "method": "check_update",
        "params": ["md5_of_protocol_db", "md5_of_fields"]   
}

'Response': #on failure

{
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": "1",
        "error": {
                  "code": -32098,
                  "message:": "Scapy Server: Fields DB is not up to date"
                 }
}

'Response': #on success

{
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": "1",
        "result": true
}
----


=== Get Version
* *Name* - 'get_version'
* *Description* - Queries the server for version information
* *Paramters* - None
* *Result* ['object'] - See table below

.Object type 'return values for get_version' 
[options="header",cols="1,1,3"]
|=================
| Field         | Type     | Description 
| version       | string   | Scapy Server version
| built_by      | string   | who built this version
|=================


*Example:*
[source,python]
----

'Request':

{
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": "1",
        "method": "get_version", 
        "params": []
}


'Response':

{
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": "1",
        "result": {
                "version": "v1.0",
                "built_by": "itraviv"
        }
}

----

=== Build Packet
* *Name* - 'build_pkt'
* *Description* - Builds a new packet from the definition and returns binary data and json structure +
* *Return Value* - Returns xref:build_pkt_output[Scapy packet result payload].
* *Paramters* - JSON xref:build_pkt_input[packet definition model].

=== Create packet from binary data and modify fields
* *Name* - 'reconstruct_pkt'
* *Description* - Builds a new packet from the binary data and returns binary data and json structure +
* *Return Value* - Returns xref:build_pkt_output[Scapy packet result payload].
* *Paramters* - base64-encoded packet bytes, optional JSON xref:build_pkt_input[packet definition model] with fields to override.

=== Get protocol definitions
* *Name* - 'get_definitions'
* *Description* - Returns definitions for protocols and fields +
* *Return Value* - array of protocol definitions in a "result.protocols" json. xref:get_definitions_model[Output model]
* *Paramters* - array of protocol class names to define or null to fetch metadata for all protocols. ex. ["Ether", "TCP"]

=== Get protocol tree hierarchy example
* *Name* - 'get_tree'
* *Description* - returns a *suggested* dictionary of protocols ordered in a hierarchy tree. +
User can still create non valid hierarchies. (such as Ether()/DNS()/IP())
* *Parameters* - none
* *Result* [dictionary] - Example for packet layers that can be used to build a packet. Ordered in an hierarchy tree.

*Example:*

[source,python]
----

'Request':

{       
        "id": "1",
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "get_tree",
        "params": []
}


'Response':

{'id': '1',
 'jsonrpc': '2.0',
 'result': {'ALL': {
                        'Ether': {'ARP': {},
                                  'IP': {   'TCP': {'RAW': 'payload'},
                                            'UDP': {'RAW': 'payload'}
                                        }
                                 }
                    }
           }
}
----


== Usage of Scapy RPC Server
Notice the existance of the following files: 

* scapy_service.py 
* scapy_zmq_server.py 
* scapy_zmq_client.py 

=== Scapy_zmq_server.py
In this section we will see how to bring up the Scapy ZMQ server.
There are 2 ways to run this server:

* Through command line
* Through Python interpreter

==== Running Scapy ZMQ Server from command line
Run the file scapy_zmq_server.py with the argument -s to declare the port that the server will listen to. +
Running the file without the "-s" argument will use *port 4507 by default*. +
 +
Notice:

* The Server's IP will be the IP address of the local host.
* The Server will accept requests from *any* IP address on that port.

[source,bash]
----
user$ python scapy_zmq_server.py -s 5555

***Scapy Server Started***
Listening on port: 5555
Server IP address: 10.0.0.1

----

==== Running Scapy ZMQ Server from the Python interpreter
* Run the Python Interpreter (Scapy Server currently supports Python2)
* Import the scapy_zmq_server.py file
* Create a Scapy_server Object with argument as port number. default argument is port 4507
* Invoke method activate(). (This method is blocking because the server is listening on the port).

[source,bash]
----
user$ python
>>> from scapy_zmq_server import *
>>> s = Scapy_server() // starts with port 4507
>>> s = Scapy_server(5555) //starts with port 5555
>>> s.activate()
***Scapy Server Started***
Listening on port: 5555
Server IP address: 10.0.0.1

----

==== Shutting down Scapy ZMQ Server
There are 2 ways to shut down the server:

* The server can be shut down using the keyboard interrupt Ctrl+C
* The server can be shut down remotely with the method "shut_down" with no arguments

[source,bash]
----
//Sending Request: {"params": [], "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "shut_down", "id": "1"}
//Will result in this print by the server:
Server: Shut down by remote user
----