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Advanced traceroute and network measurement utility. Version 20260902 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libscamperfile0-dev.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install scamper

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install scamper

MacPorts ports tree · net/scamper/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install scamper

Debian stable package indexes · scamper · source: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install scamper

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · scamper · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Advanced traceroute and network measurement utility

Commands and aliases

  • sc_ally
  • sc_analysis_dump
  • sc_attach
  • sc_bdrmap
  • sc_erosprober
  • sc_filterpolicy
  • sc_ipiddump
  • sc_pinger
  • sc_prefixprober
  • sc_prefixscan
  • sc_radargun
  • sc_remoted
  • sc_speedtrap
  • sc_tbitblind
  • sc_tbitpmtud
  • sc_tracediff
  • sc_ttlexp
  • sc_warts2csv
  • sc_warts2json
  • sc_warts2pcap
  • sc_warts2text
  • sc_wartscat
  • sc_wartsdump
  • sc_wartsfilter
  • sc_wartsfix
  • scamper

history

Project history and usage

scamper is a portable active network-measurement utility and framework developed by Matthew Luckie. It performs parallel IPv4 and IPv6 probing and supports experiments ranging from ordinary ping and traceroute to topology, alias-resolution, DNS, HTTP, and transport-protocol measurements.

Project history

Matthew Luckie developed scamper as a scalable and extensible active Internet-measurement system. Initial development received WIDE Project funding in association with CAIDA for the twelve months ending April 2005.

Its architecture was designed to interleave parallel measurements while limiting intrusive probing. Over time it accumulated IPv4 and IPv6 ping and traceroute methods, alias-resolution techniques, MDA traceroute, DNS, HTTP, UDP, OWAMP, and TCP-behavior tests.

The architecture and early operational experience were documented in a paper presented at the 2010 Internet Measurement Conference. Development and snapshot releases have continued under CAIDA.

Adoption history

The first documented use was a 2004 comparison of IPv4 and IPv6 paths. By 2008, volunteers in 53 cities used scamper to collect data for CAIDA's IPv6 AS-core visualization.

scamper became the prober deployed in CAIDA's Macroscopic Topology Project and has been distributed through BSD ports, Debian and Ubuntu, Homebrew, MacPorts, NetBSD pkgsrc, openSUSE, and an Ubuntu PPA.

How it is used

Operators can supply measurement tasks from command lines, files, or a control socket and collect results in scamper's metadata-rich warts format. Researchers commonly automate a running process through driver programs, the Python module, or the libscamperctrl and libscamperfile C APIs.

Why package nerds care

scamper is more than an enhanced traceroute: it is a reusable active-measurement engine with a stable native warts format, numerous companion analysis tools, control APIs, and bindings. This makes it valuable both as a Unix diagnostic package and as research infrastructure.

Timeline

  • 2004: First documented use compared forward paths for IPv4 and IPv6 destinations.
  • 2005: Initial WIDE Project and CAIDA funding period concluded.
  • 2008: Volunteers in 53 cities collected IPv6 topology data with scamper.
  • 2010: The scamper architecture paper appeared at the Internet Measurement Conference.
  • 2026: CAIDA continued publishing current source snapshots.

Related projects

  • skitter, identified by CAIDA as scamper's predecessor.
  • CAIDA's Macroscopic Topology Project and Archipelago measurement infrastructure.
  • MIDAR, for which scamper supplies measurement primitives.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for scamper. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
User-selected path passed to -g
Windows
User-selected path passed to -g

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
User-selected certificate path passed to -O client-certfile=<file>User-selected private-key path passed to -O client-privfile=<file>
Windows
User-selected certificate path passed to -O client-certfile=<file>User-selected private-key path passed to -O client-privfile=<file>

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
sc_allycliglobal executable
sc_analysis_dumpcliglobal executable
sc_attachcliglobal executable
sc_bdrmapcliglobal executable
sc_erosprobercliglobal executable
sc_filterpolicycliglobal executable
sc_ipiddumpcliglobal executable
sc_pingercliglobal executable
sc_prefixprobercliglobal executable
sc_prefixscancliglobal executable
sc_radarguncliglobal executable
sc_remotedcliglobal executable
sc_speedtrapcliglobal executable
sc_tbitblindcliglobal executable
sc_tbitpmtudcliglobal executable
sc_tracediffcliglobal executable
sc_ttlexpcliglobal executable
sc_warts2csvcliglobal executable
sc_warts2jsoncliglobal executable
sc_warts2pcapcliglobal executable
sc_warts2textcliglobal executable
sc_wartscatcliglobal executable
sc_wartsdumpcliglobal executable
sc_wartsfiltercliglobal executable
sc_wartsfixcliglobal executable
scampercliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19
manager version20260902
manager updated2026-09-12
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.caida.org/catalog/software/scamper/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:scamper
Version20260902
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/scamper
Homepagehttps://www.caida.org/catalog/software/scamper/
Upstream docshttps://www.caida.org/catalog/software/scamper/
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Source archivehttps://www.caida.org/catalog/software/scamper/code/scamper-cvs-20260713.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-12T20:10:37Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenssl@4, xz
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namescamper
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

libscamperfile0-dev 20211212-1.2+b1

development headers for scamper's binary dump file access library

https://www.caida.org/tools/measurement/scamper/

sudo apt install libscamperfile0-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libscamperfile0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libscamperfile0t64 20211212-1.2+b1

file access library for scamper's binary dump format

https://www.caida.org/tools/measurement/scamper/

sudo apt install libscamperfile0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libscamperfile0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

scamper 20211212-1.2+b1

parallel Internet measurement utility

https://www.caida.org/tools/measurement/scamper/

sudo apt install scamper
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: scamper from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

libscamperfile0-dev 20211212-1.2build1

development headers for scamper's binary dump file access library

https://www.caida.org/tools/measurement/scamper/

sudo apt install libscamperfile0-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libscamperfile0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libscamperfile0t64 20211212-1.2build1

file access library for scamper's binary dump format

https://www.caida.org/tools/measurement/scamper/

sudo apt install libscamperfile0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libscamperfile0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

scamper 20211212-1.2build1

parallel Internet measurement utility

https://www.caida.org/tools/measurement/scamper/

sudo apt install scamper
  • Section: universe/admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: scamper from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
zypper95%

libscamperctrl-devel 20260713-1.2

Development headers for scamper's control library

https://www.caida.org/catalog/software/scamper/

sudo zypper install libscamperctrl-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Development/Libraries/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libscamperctrl-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libscamperctrl4 20260713-1.2

Control library for scamper

https://www.caida.org/catalog/software/scamper/

sudo zypper install libscamperctrl4
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libscamperctrl4 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libscamperfile-devel 20260713-1.2

Development headers for scamper's binary dump file access library

https://www.caida.org/catalog/software/scamper/

sudo zypper install libscamperfile-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Development/Libraries/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libscamperfile-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libscamperfile13 20260713-1.2

File access library for scamper's binary dump format

https://www.caida.org/catalog/software/scamper/

sudo zypper install libscamperfile13
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libscamperfile13 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

scamper 20260713-1.2

Parallel Internet measurement utility

https://www.caida.org/catalog/software/scamper/

sudo zypper install scamper
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Diagnostic
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: scamper
  • 10 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: scamper from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

scamper

sudo port install scamper
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Scamper
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/scamper/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • xzRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • openssl@4Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • mtrShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, networking, traceroute.
  • nexttraceShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, networking, traceroute.
  • lftShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, networking, traceroute.
  • dhcpingShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, networking.
  • naliShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, networking.
  • dstpShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, networking.

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