[Bro-Dev] [JIRA] (BIT-1143) Investigate replacing libmagic w/ signatures for file identificaiton

[Robin Sommer (JIRA)]

     [ https://bro-tracker.atlassian.net/browse/BIT-1143?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Robin Sommer updated BIT-1143:
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    Reporter: Seth Hall  (was: Jon Siwek)

> Investigate replacing libmagic w/ signatures for file identificaiton
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>                 Key: BIT-1143
>                 URL: https://bro-tracker.atlassian.net/browse/BIT-1143
>             Project: Bro Issue Tracker
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: Bro
>    Affects Versions: git/master
>            Reporter: Seth Hall
>            Assignee: Seth Hall
>             Fix For: 2.3
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> I think it makes sense to try to make the switch from libmagic to using Bro's own signature engine for file identification before the next release.  Don't want people getting used to magic file format for their own custom file identification rules.



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