I chose go mainly for static binaries (no install steps needed for the end user), and also because I have been really enjoying writing go programs lately, mainly because of the simplicity without too much of a tradeoff for speed.

I'm still a student, and I don’t have super big ambitions yet — I just wanted to build something I could actually finish and understand

Rust is amazing, but I haven’t started learning it seriously yet. It feels a bit overwhelming at this stage. Maybe one day, when I'm ready to dive deeper!

Good luck with your Burp project too — I’d love to see it if you share it someday!

The features you mentioned sound awesome. I might give it a try later on—supporting stream breaks and debug controls sounds really fun

Yeah, I’m currently using gopacket mainly to get something working fast, but I’ve been thinking about writing my own parsers from scratch to understand the protocols better.

Your Hdr example is really clean — definitely saving this as reference! I love how direct and readable it is.

I’ll definitely try going lower level when I revisit the packet layer logic. Thanks again for the nudge

Obviously, there are often different services that share the same name, but given that Vanta isn't an actual word in the English language, I would think this might be confusing for people.

As a data point of one, I just assumed Vanta (the company) was doing a Show HN today and was confused at first glance.

If OP was an actual company, that would be different. But this is quite literally a toy project.

Anyway, congrats OP! Your project looks really cool.

I hope that's ok with you! The alternative would be to move it under https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44161021, but it's a really nice comment so I don't want to do that.

I'm just an undergrad student in China (not even CS major, unfortunately), and this little project was my way of saying thanks — to the schools that stood up bravely.

Really appreciate your kind words. Let’s see what comes next. :)

If it happens to fill a niche, that’s a lucky bonus

So yeah, that probably shaped the way I wrote this. You’re right though — reading it again, it does sound kinda overly polished.

I’ll try to keep future writing more personal and grounded. Still learning — and thanks for reading it at all. That already means a lot!

Yes, Vanta currently relies on gopacket for packet capture and parsing. As a student, my main goal was to build something clear, functional, and real — rather than reinvent everything from scratch.

I'm actively learning the details of network protocols, and I do plan to write some custom parsers later, both for flexibility and personal understanding. But at this stage, I think it’s more important to deliver a meaningful tool than to prove I can reimplement low-level stacks.

In the long run, I may gradually replace parts of gopacket, but right now it's an important and reliable foundation for the project.

(And honestly — finishing something real matters more to me than perfection )