Network simulator choice for security analysis

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I'm about to start a little research project aimed at testing various attacks and vulnerabilities on little networks. My issue is the choice of the right network simulator (e.g. Mininet) to use, because searching around I found myself overwhelmed by the big range of possibilities, each of them having pros and cons. The software I am looking for has the following features:



  • has to manage just few hosts (often 2 hosts + an attacker host + a gateway)


  • hosts are able to run shell commands(virtual machines can be added to the topology, e.g. an attacker using ettercap or 2 hosts setting up a TLS channel)


  • other components: firewall


  • is intuitive and easy to use


On a last note I'm fluent programming in C, C++ and Java, so something using this languages would be better (but this is not a strict requirement). So, do you have any suggestions?



Thank you all in advance.










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    I'm about to start a little research project aimed at testing various attacks and vulnerabilities on little networks. My issue is the choice of the right network simulator (e.g. Mininet) to use, because searching around I found myself overwhelmed by the big range of possibilities, each of them having pros and cons. The software I am looking for has the following features:



    • has to manage just few hosts (often 2 hosts + an attacker host + a gateway)


    • hosts are able to run shell commands(virtual machines can be added to the topology, e.g. an attacker using ettercap or 2 hosts setting up a TLS channel)


    • other components: firewall


    • is intuitive and easy to use


    On a last note I'm fluent programming in C, C++ and Java, so something using this languages would be better (but this is not a strict requirement). So, do you have any suggestions?



    Thank you all in advance.










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      I'm about to start a little research project aimed at testing various attacks and vulnerabilities on little networks. My issue is the choice of the right network simulator (e.g. Mininet) to use, because searching around I found myself overwhelmed by the big range of possibilities, each of them having pros and cons. The software I am looking for has the following features:



      • has to manage just few hosts (often 2 hosts + an attacker host + a gateway)


      • hosts are able to run shell commands(virtual machines can be added to the topology, e.g. an attacker using ettercap or 2 hosts setting up a TLS channel)


      • other components: firewall


      • is intuitive and easy to use


      On a last note I'm fluent programming in C, C++ and Java, so something using this languages would be better (but this is not a strict requirement). So, do you have any suggestions?



      Thank you all in advance.










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      I'm about to start a little research project aimed at testing various attacks and vulnerabilities on little networks. My issue is the choice of the right network simulator (e.g. Mininet) to use, because searching around I found myself overwhelmed by the big range of possibilities, each of them having pros and cons. The software I am looking for has the following features:



      • has to manage just few hosts (often 2 hosts + an attacker host + a gateway)


      • hosts are able to run shell commands(virtual machines can be added to the topology, e.g. an attacker using ettercap or 2 hosts setting up a TLS channel)


      • other components: firewall


      • is intuitive and easy to use


      On a last note I'm fluent programming in C, C++ and Java, so something using this languages would be better (but this is not a strict requirement). So, do you have any suggestions?



      Thank you all in advance.







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