Remnant: The Proc Connector and Socket Filters

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Scott James Remnant has posted a surprisingly detailed description of how to use the process connector to get process events from the kernel, combined with use of socket filters to reduce the information flow. “As I mentioned before, the proc connector is built on top of the generic connector and that itself is on top of netlink so sending that subscription message also involves embedded a message, inside a message inside a message. If you understood Christopher Nolan’s Inception, you should do just fine.

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