Vanta: A Lightweight Network Behavior Analyzer – A Student's Thank You

Vanta is a lightweight, fast, command-line network behavior analyzer that reconstructs protocol-level flows and extracts structured activity from captured data. Unlike full-featured GUI tools like Wireshark, Vanta prioritizes clarity, structure, and simplicity, making it ideal for custom scripting and minimal setups. It supports parsing HTTP, DNS, and TLS (with partial fingerprinting), automatically reconstructs bidirectional flows, and outputs clean JSON summaries. Developed on a MacBook Air M1 by an undergraduate student as a thank you to universities that supported international students.