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Suppose I have 2 processes on any unix-based system and I sure they are using some inter-process communication. How can I detect what do they use in order to simulate or hook it? I mean pipes, for example, or any else IPC method.
P.S. Not for bad goals :)
P.P.S. Any solution is appreciated: coding a program, using existing tool, etc..
Victor Polevoy
Posted 2015-01-22T13:48:36.690
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This depends on the method of IPC, there are a lot of them. If sockets are used, you can may be intersept / track the comunication with appropriate tool like WireShark or something else.
But consider the communication over shared memory / file. A one process writes to some file, the another one reads and vice versa: how do you want to intersept such a IPC?
Take a look at this Wiki site to see the main methods provided by UNIX / POSIX systems.
duDE
Posted 2015-01-22T13:48:36.690
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So no any tool can be used specifically for that? I know about wireshark and I've read this wiki article. I was asking about special software or universal methods. – Victor Polevoy – 2015-01-22T14:42:16.147
IMHO there is not any universal tool because of different methods of communication as I've wrote. – duDE – 2015-01-22T14:44:10.337