loading heart
~/melanie.pet
melanie@system:~$ chmod +x hehe.sh
boot sequence initializing...
boot sequence initialized. ✓
loading modules: networking ✓
loading modules: systems ✓
loading modules: curiosity ✓

Welcome to melanie.pet
Everything is running.
melanie@system:~$
melanie

✨ melanie ✨

short summary (for more):
interests:
systems design • debugging • understanding internal behavior
networking • packet analysis • protocol behavior
backend development • APIs • service architecture
reverse engineering • decompilation • code analysis
cryptography basics • security concepts • OPSEC awareness
web development • self-hosted services • tooling/OSINT
automation • scripting • small utility tools
currently:
learning more about network forensics & honeypot behavior
forensics

🔍 network forensics

understanding network traffic communication patterns, detect anomalies, and investigate suspicious behavior.

melanie@MacBook-Air:~ % tcpdump -i en0
tcpdump: listening on en0, link-type EN10MB
IP 192.•••.•••.•••.52341 > 185.•••.•••.•••.443: Flags [S]
IP 185.•••.•••.•••.443 > 192.•••.•••.•••.52341: Flags [S.]
IP 192.•••.•••.•••.52341 > 185.•••.•••.•••.443: Flags [.]

melanie@MacBook-Air:~ % netstat -an | grep 443
tcp4 0 0 192.•••.•••.•••.52341 185.•••.•••.•••.443 ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.•••.•••.•••.52342 185.•••.•••.•••.443 ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.•••.•••.•••.52343 185.•••.•••.•••.443 ESTABLISHED

melanie@MacBook-Air:~ %
repeated outbound HTTPS connections detected (~10s interval)
pattern consistent with automated communication or beaconing
projects

projects

packet-lab

traffic + packet experiments

Dive deep into network packet analysis. A sandbox for exploring TCP/IP protocols, packet capture techniques, and network behavior patterns.

explore →

node-logger

lightweight network logging tool

Efficient network traffic logging and analysis. Captures and visualizes network events in real-time with minimal overhead.

explore →

sandbox-api

API behavior testing environment

A controlled environment for testing API behavior, response patterns, and security implications. Great for learning.

explore →
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projects

notes

2026-04

exploring honeypot behavior

Understanding how honeypots detect intrusion patterns and attacker behavior analysis

2026-03

studying DNS propagation patterns

Analyzing how DNS queries propagate through networks and identifying anomalies

2026-03

packet capture experiments

Deep dive into raw packet data to understand network protocols and traffic flows

projects

links

github

github

code repositories & projects

projects

projects

featured work & experiments

contact

contact

get in touch with me