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python-blackboxprotobuf 1.4.2-1

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DescriptionLibrary for working with protobuf messages without a protobuf type definition

Protobuf is a binary serialization format from Google which can be used as a more efficient alternative to formats like JSON or XML. Developers can define the message format in a .proto file and use the protobuf compiler to generate message handlers in their language of choice. The protobuf encoding is binary, and unlike json/xml not human readable or easy to modify by hand. The format also takes advantage of both sides having the message definition and strips out much of the type information. This is good for efficiency, but increases the difficulty analyzing or modifying the network traffic.

Blackbox protobuf is designed to allow working with protocol buffers without the message definition. It was originally implemented as a Burp extension for decoding and modifying messages during mobile pentests, but has also been used for reverse engineering and forensics tooling.

MaintainerDebian Python Team <team+python@tracker.debian.org>
Changed ByEnkelenaH <enkelenah@debian.org>
Sponsorenkelenah@debian.org
Distributionunstable
Architectureall
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/python-blackboxprotobuf.git (browse)
Closes#1128904
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/python-blackboxprotobuf
Uploaded9 hours ago

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Sourcepython-blackboxprotobuf
Version1.4.2-1
Changed-ByEnkelenaH
Architecturesource all
Distributionunstable
DateWed, 25 Feb 2026 01:29:40 +0100
Changelog
python-blackboxprotobuf (1.4.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
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   * Initial release. (Closes: #1128904)
   * d/: Add autopkgtest
   * d/patches: Fix is_grpc crash on malformed gRPC payload
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Package-Listpython3-blackboxprotobuf deb python optional arch=all
Sectionpython
Priorityoptional
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