hpfeeds
A lightweight authenticated publish-subscribe protocol for binary data feeds, commonly used for security data sharing.
What is hpfeeds?
hpfeeds is an open-source authenticated publish-subscribe protocol designed for sharing binary data feeds across different systems. It provides a simple wire format and channel-based separation, enabling secure distribution of arbitrary payloads like JSON, commonly used in security communities for threat intelligence.
Security researchers, threat intelligence teams, and developers building monitoring systems or data-sharing platforms that require reliable, authenticated data feeds.
Developers choose hpfeeds for its lightweight design, ease of implementation in any language, and built-in authentication, making it a robust alternative to complex messaging systems for specialized data feed use cases.
Overview
Honeynet Project generic authenticated datafeed protocol
Use Cases
Best For
- Sharing honeypot data and threat intelligence feeds
- Building security monitoring and alerting systems
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