[dpdk-users] middlebox using dkdp

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Sat, 13 Jan 2018 22:10:55 +0200
Adrian Duralia <adrian at techexpress.ro> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm curious if it would be possible to implement a middlebox device using
> dpdk, that can filter & sign all traffic.
> My goal is to be able to filter some packets and also to secure the
> communication between a few computers (that cannot be updated/modified) on
> the same LAN and I'm thinking to place such device in front on each
> computer, leaving current network topology untouched.
> I had a look at the existing samples in dpdk and l2fwd-crypto seems to be a
> good place to start.
> 
> Thank you,
> Adrian

DPDK is about sending and receiving packets. It has pieces that could be used
to handle IP etc, but really 95% of the work would have to be in the application.
So yes, you could build a middlebox; but lots left to do.