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QA Cafe offers fully automated line-rate 10 Gigabit throughput testing for broadband CPE and Wi-Fi routers

February 13, 2023

“CDRouter is the industry-standard test solution for broadband CPE and Wi-Fi routers, and the ability to drive line-rate 10 Gig traffic will help service providers and device manufacturers truly demonstrate what their products are capable of.”

QA Cafe Announces 5G/LTE Fixed Wireless Gateway Testing Capability using Amarisoft Callbox Technology

January 23, 2023

Through our partnership with Amarisoft, hundreds of CDRouter users worldwide can now test features, scalability, and performance of their 5G or LTE fixed wireless gateway products.

CloudShark 3.10 includes support for QUIC, DoH decryption, JA3/s communityID, and more

November 16, 2022

CloudShark 3.10 is here with many new features, including new protocols (DoH/QUIC dissection, WPA3 detection, audio playback for OPUS, etc.), TCP improvements, and support for JA3/s and CommunityID for correlating network traffic across different tools.

QA Cafe partners with Packet Detectives to deliver expert training for network and application troubleshooting

November 10, 2022

CloudShark and Packet Detectives (DuBois Training & Consulting, LLC) have partnered to create CloudShark Academy, an expert training program for enterprise IT and DevOps teams looking to onboard and provide professional development opportunities for their personnel.

QA Cafe Celebrates 20 Years of Network Testing and Analysis Solutions

September 22, 2022

We're so happy to be celebrating 20 years at QA Cafe! "Seeing our customers and our employees succeed because of our work is its own reward. Change is constant, and helping people navigate the rapid pace of change in the world of technology is what QA Cafe is all about." - Joe McEachern

End-of-life announcement for version 3.0 through 3.8 of CloudShark Enterprise

August 01, 2022

If you are currently running CloudShark 3.0 through 3.8, it is important for you to upgrade to version 3.9 at your earliest convenience. As of February 1, 2023, CloudShark Enterprise versions 3.0 through 3.8 will be end-of-life (EoL) and no longer maintained, supported, or available for download.

QA Cafe Sponsors SharkFest'22 US with Expert Speaker and Community PCAP Challenge

May 10, 2022

QA Cafe is proud to be sponsoring SharkFest’22 US! We're sponsoring, and our own Tom Peterson is developing the highly anticipated "esPCAPe" group challenge with Sake Blok. Join us in Kansas City July 9-14!

prpl Foundation opens Certification Working Group to promote quality prplWare implementations

May 01, 2022

QA Cafe’s CTO, Tim Winters, has been named Working Group Chair of prpl Foundation's “Certification Technical Working Group”. The group will leverage CDRouter and open-source automation tools together to enable self-testing as a key element of prplWare certification.

CDRouter 13.0 introduces parallel testing option for broadband cpe and wifi routers

March 15, 2022

The development of routers, APs, and gateways has shifted towards an agile, software-styled process focused on high-frequency and high-volume code building and testing. CDRouter 13.0 supports a new additional license option for those customers who want to maximize their test capability by running multiple tests in parallel.

QA Cafe and prpl Foundation join forces to expand automated self-testing for prplWare broadband gateways and Wi-Fi routers

December 07, 2021

A new partnership between QA Cafe and prpl Foundation will expand the performance and security for prplWare based broadband Wi-Fi routers and gateways with enhanced automated testing.

QA Cafe Announces Fully Automated IoT and Smart Home Test Solution

May 18, 2021

QA Cafe announces the release of PassPort, a first-of-its-kind, fully automated, and easy-to-use test solution to improve feature and protocol interoperability of IoT and smart home products, ensuring that IoT devices operate as intended before they are deployed.

TR-069 self-testing tool promises faster connected device certification

March 19, 2021 • 1 min read

The latest press release from the Broadband Forum announces their new self-testing process for BBF.069 certification, featuring CDRouter as the first approved tool for the program.

USP/TR-369 deployed by 76% of CSPs by 2022 says latest survey

February 09, 2021 • 2 min read

The Broadband Forum recently released the results of a survey of over one-hundred Communications Service Providers (CSPs) on the future of the connected home.

Juniper Mist AI integrates with CloudShark for automatic capture and instant analysis

November 06, 2020 • 1 min read

We’re very excited to announce our integration with Mist by Juniper!

Tom Peterson Seminar on Analyzing Honeypot Traffic at SharkFest

November 04, 2020 • 2 min read

This seminar includes lessons we learned running honeypots of our own and analyzing network captures of the activity

QA Cafe Joins RDK Project to Aid Open Source Solutions

October 27, 2020 • 3 min read

QA Cafe, a leading provider of IP test solutions and capture analysis tools for broadband access, home networks, consumer electronics, and service providers, today announced that it has joined the RDK community. Its CDRouter test solution for broadband and Wi-Fi routers and gateways will aid the project with repeatable, automated testing of the RDK-B reference code implementations.

QA Cafe to moderate premium BBF Connected Home session at Broadband World Forum

September 30, 2020 • 2 min read

Jason Walls from QA Cafe is joining other industry experts for a special session during the “Connected Home Summit” at the upcoming Broadband World Forum 2020 Virtual Event. QA Cafe will moderate and participate in the panel, “Deploying Real User Services in the Connected Home” with Nokia, Verizon, BT, F-Secure, and Domos.

CloudShark powered by QA Cafe

September 15, 2020 • 1 min read

CloudShark has always been owned and operated by QA Cafe, and today we’re taking the first steps to align all our amazing network products under one umbrella.

CloudShark Announces New Analysis Capabilities with Zeek Integration

July 08, 2020 • 2 min read

CloudShark, a web-based packet analysis platform, provides valuable network insights faster with Zeek logs

QA Cafe Announces Test Support for Apple HomeKit-enabled Routers

June 18, 2020 • 2 min read

Portsmouth, N.H., June 18, 2020 (via PRNewswire) – QA Cafe, a leading provider of IP test solutions and capture analysis tools for broadband access, home networks, consumer electronics, and service providers, today announced the release of the CDRouter add-on for Apple HomeKit. CDRouter is a robust suite of automated tests designed to successfully pre-test and accelerate time to market for HomeKit-enabled routers.

CloudShark Integrates with Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR to Accelerate Incident Response

May 27, 2020 • 2 min read

CloudShark Enterprise, a secure packet analysis and management platform designed for increasing team efficiency, is now integrated with Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR

QA Cafe Delivers Fully Automated Feature, Security, and Performance Test Solution for Wi-Fi 6 Access Devices

April 23, 2020 • 2 min read

Wi-Fi 6 testing support in CDRouter is available now

QA Cafe Announces New Wi-Fi Router Security Test Solution

March 26, 2020 • 2 min read

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – QA Cafe, a leading provider of IP test solutions and capture analysis tools for broadband access, home networks, consumer electronics and service providers, today announced the release of the CDRouter Security test add-on.

CDRouter Release 12.0 - Introducing CDRouter Security

March 26, 2020 • 2 min read

Successful home and office networks are mandatory to keep our world moving forward. Network quality and network security are the two most important factors you should be focusing on in your devices. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are targeting home/SOHO gateways and Wi-Fi APs.

CloudShark Extends CS Personal Accounts For Remote Work During COVID-19 Crisis

March 18, 2020 • 1 min read

Here at CloudShark we know that as an IT or network security professional, you are on the front lines when it comes to maintaining this critical infrastructure.

Full USP compliance testing and more in CDRouter 11.7

November 14, 2019 • 2 min read

As TR-069 has evolved into TR-369, or the User Services Platform, QA Cafe has been on the cutting edge, helping to test early implementations at plugfests and early versions of the open-source OB-USP-Agent.

CloudShark 3.7 - Unleash the expertise of your entire team with profile management

November 05, 2019 • 3 min read

CloudShark 3.7 brings this idea to its next evolution with profile management.

Breldoitalia hotspot gateway access features instant packet analysis through CloudShark integration

October 29, 2019 • 1 min read

We’re pleased to welcome BreldoItalia Engineering Wireless to the family of CloudShark integrators!

Retrospective - USP/TR-369 technology and certification plans at Broadband World Forum 2019

October 02, 2019 • 1 min read

Watch the Connected Home panel discussion at BBWF and videos of the demo

Dive deep into your results, test USP over MQTT, lw4o6 support and more in CDRouter 11.6

September 12, 2019 • 2 min read

We’ve released CDRouter 11.6, with some transformative changes to how you can analyze packet captures in your test results, the addition of lw4o6 to our growing list of supported IPv6 transition mechanisms, and support for MQTT transport when testing USP/TR-369.

Flexible, fast, and responsive network and security analysis - advances in CloudShark 3.6

August 20, 2019 • 3 min read

Collaborative analysis that focuses on simplicity and speed is the new standard for how network and security professionals work these days.

QA Cafe Releases First Fully Automated Test Platform for WPA3 enabled Wi-Fi Routers, APs, and IoT devices

July 23, 2019 • 2 min read

Continues to help network device manufacturers, service providers, and MSOs deliver high quality products with its industry standard CDRouter test platform

WPA3 connectivity, multi-client performance, 10 Gig, and more with CDRouter 11.5

July 23, 2019 • 3 min read

CDRouter 11.5 is here, featuring the industry’s first fully-automated feature, scalability, and performance testing over WPA3 links, plus a whole lot more. You can read the full release notes to see it all!

Tom Peterson of CloudShark speaking at SharkFest US 2019

June 04, 2019 • 5 min read

This year, our own Sr. Technology Specialist Tom Peterson will be speaking at SharkFest US 2019

CounterFlow AI Partners with CloudShark to Optimize Security Analysts' Workflows

June 04, 2019 • 1 min read

CounterFlow AI, the first security provider to deliver true intelligent packet capture capabilities, today announced their partnership with CloudShark to integrate the technology into CounterFlow AI’s solutions

Testing TR-069 HTTP bulk data collection, new DHCP test cases, and more in CDRouter 11.4

May 23, 2019 • 3 min read

Does your device support TR-069 HTTP bulk data collection for analytics applications? Have you had a detailed look at your device’s behavior in logs generated by CDRouter’s firewall tests? Does your device lock down responses to DHCP requests to the correct ports?

CDRouter release 11.3 - Captive DNS, TR-069 Amendment 6, top test lists, and more

March 28, 2019 • 2 min read

CDRouter 11.3 contains new features for devices implementing parental control services or captive portals, looking for out-of-the-box test cases, or migrating to TR-069 Amendment 6. You can read the full release notes to see everything we’ve added.

Profitap Solution Brief - Seamless Packet Capture and Analysis with CloudShark/ProfiShark

March 05, 2019 • 1 min read

The team at Profitap are the leading developers of network visibility tools and network test access points (TAPs).

CDRouter release 11.2 - L2GRE, Wi-Fi improvements, live network packet capture, and more

February 06, 2019 • 2 min read

CDRouter 11.2 adds powerful new functionality to make testing enterprise gateways, cloud-dependent routers, and the latest standardized Wi-Fi APs more comprehensive than ever before. You can read the full release notes to see everything we’ve added.

Announcing our new website and product lineup

January 07, 2019 • 2 min read

We’re happy to announce our move to CloudShark.io!

CloudShark and Profitap partner to transform the IT network analysis workflow

December 06, 2018 • 3 min read

CloudShark, operated by QA Cafe, partner with Profitap on a joint solution aimed at advancing the way IT professionals keep networks operational and secure

QA Cafe Promotes Security in Edge Networking Devices Through Better Testing

December 04, 2018 • 2 min read

QA Cafe, a leading provider of IP test solutions and capture analysis tools for broadband access, home networks, consumer electronics and service providers, today announced the release of a suite of easy to run security tests.

CDRouter release 11.1 - security testing, MAP-E, virtual test interfaces, and more

December 04, 2018 • 4 min read

With our new security test package, MAP-E, WiFi packet capture and improved packet capture viewer, CDRouter 11.1 is an important upgrade for CDRouter users. Most of our improvements come from our customers, so never hesitate to contact us with your feature requests!

QA Cafe Delivers First Test Platform for USP

September 04, 2018 • 3 min read

CDRouter release 11.0 - User Services Platform (USP) add-on, IPv6 VPN tunnels, custom SNMP tests, and more

September 04, 2018 • 2 min read

In this release we’re happy to announce the release of our new add-on for testing the Broadband Forum’s User Services Platform (USP). That plus some major updates for handling Wi-Fi APs and IPv6 VPNs makes this a major release for CDRouter.

CDRouter release 10.7 - TR-069 functional interop, new automation features, and more

April 26, 2018 • 2 min read

This release has several major feature updates including both new tests and enhancements to CDRouter’s complete automation platform.

CDRouter release 10.6 - TR-143 diagnostics, custom profiles, and more

April 05, 2018 • 2 min read

This release has some amazing new tests and features for TR-069 testing, IPv6, and Wireless WAN.

CDRouter release 10.5 - new wireless testing, ARP security, result comparison, and more

February 06, 2018 • 2 min read

We’ve brought huge leaps in CDRouter’s wireless test capability, some critical tests for ARP vulnerabilities, and more:

CloudShark 3.4 - GeoIP maps, custom protocol preferences, and more

December 11, 2017 • 2 min read

It’s the beginning of Winter here, and that means the devs are hard at work building new features into CloudShark to prevent themselves from freezing.

Velocimetrics partners with CloudShark for better data visibility in trading environments

November 30, 2017 • 2 min read

We’re happy to announce a great partnership with Velocimetrics, which has integrated CloudShark Enterprise into their financial/trade data network visibility solution.

Malware Analysis Webinar Challenge

September 07, 2017 • 2 min read

This is a capture with multiple hosts in it, and something “bad” has happened to one of them. How would we figure which one it was and what happened?

CDRouter Release 10.4 - GRE, Application Latency, TR-069 Bootstrap, and more

August 16, 2017 • 1 min read

CDRouter 10.4 is now available!

With some major features and upgrades to performance, TR-069, and more, it’s a great time to upgrade your CDRouter system.

CloudShark at Sharkfest 2017

June 08, 2017 • 3 min read

Sharkfest 2017 was fun. Zach and Tom made an appearance on behalf of CloudShark!

CDRouter Release 10.3 - DOCSIS, DUT Control, and More

March 22, 2017 • 2 min read

CDRouter 10.3 is now available! We recently teased the release of CDRouter DOCSIS, and 10.3 contains that plus much more.

Introducing Threat Analysis in CloudShark

March 06, 2017 • 1 min read

Cyber attacks today are bigger, faster, and happening more frequently than ever.

CloudShark 3.0 - Introducing DeepSearch

July 11, 2016 • 1 min read

New in CloudShark 3.0, DeepSearch lets you get more out of your capture archive by finding packets that match standard Wireshark filters.

CloudShark 2.7 - protocol ladder diagrams

November 17, 2015 • 1 min read

CloudShark 2.7 introduces a powerful new way to look at packets.

CloudShark 2.6.0 - Auto-Delete, OAuth, and New User Tools

August 03, 2015 • 2 min read

After spending some time in deep meditation, the CloudShark team is ready to bring you CloudShark 2.6.0.

CloudShark 2.5 - Geolocation, HTTP object forensics, Wireless decryption

March 17, 2015 • 2 min read

Yes, it’s only been two months, but we had so many great ideas percolating (Yes, percolating. Like coffee.)

CloudShark 2.4 - Secure Delete, CentOS 7, and Monitoring

January 26, 2015 • 2 min read

We’ve had our noses to the grindstone for quite some time, but we’re happy to announce that CloudShark 2.4 is here!

Uploading Captures From OpenWrt to CloudShark

June 18, 2014 • 1 min read

This is a powerful feature for power users, recently, an OpenWrt package was developed that adds QA Cafe CloudShark capture and upload capability.

Solved: Run-By Capture Challenge - Something Strange with Multicast

October 17, 2013 • 2 min read

This packet challenge has concluded! Read on for the solution, or check out the original challenge for more information.

Solution - Packet Capture Challenge 6

December 13, 2012 • 3 min read

This capture challenge has concluded! Thank you for all of your answers! You can find the solution here, or try the challenge for yourself.

Capture Wireless Traffic On Android Devices

December 10, 2012 • 1 min read

The developers over at Kismet Wireless just released a packet capture app for Android devices!

Solution to Packet Capture Challenge #5 - TCP Fast Open and Home Routers

October 04, 2012 • 4 min read

This challenge is now concluded! Click to read the solution or to check out the original challenge!

CDRouter chosen as official tool for BBF.069 CPE Certification Program

October 01, 2012 • 2 min read

QA Cafe, a leader in test and analysis solutions for the telecom and data communications industry, has had its flagship CDRouter test platform selected by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) for the performance of the Broadband Forum’s BBF.069 Certification program announced this week.

Packet Capture Challenge #4 - Solution

August 14, 2012 • 3 min read

This challenge is now finished! Read the solution below or scroll down to try the challenge for yourself!

Sharkfest Packet Capture Challenge Solution

June 28, 2012 • 2 min read

Thanks to all who participated in the packet capture challenge at Sharkfest 2012! We had a great time at Sharkfest! Here’s the solution, or scroll down to try the challenge yourself!

Packet Capture Challenge #3 - Solution

April 24, 2012 • 3 min read

This challenge is over! You can find the solution below. First off, thanks to everyone who sent in a solution. The solution is posted here, or try the challenge yourself below!

Packet Capture Challenge 7 - Deep, Deep Packets

April 09, 2012 • 1 min read

Haven’t got one of our snazzy CloudShark P-Caps yet? Well, how good are your dissector skills?

Packet Capture Challenge #2 - Solution

April 03, 2012 • 3 min read

This challenge is over for now. You can find the solution below! Try the challenge yourself below!

Packet Capture Challenge #1 - The Solution

March 20, 2012 • 2 min read

Watch Joe show you the solution from a cafe in downtown Portsmouth, NH, or try the challenge for yourself below!

CDRouter Incorporates Nmap Analysis for Broadband Gateway Security

December 01, 2011 • 1 min read

Portsmouth, NH, USA - QA Cafe, a leader in test and analysis solutions for the telecom and data communications industry, announced that version 7.0 of its popular CDRouter platform has incorporated Nmap, the premier open-source network security scanner.

QA Cafe on the RDK Innovation Spotlight

QA Cafe is a proud RDK member, and even more proud to say that CDRouter is used by the RDK development team. In this innovation spotlight video from RDK Central, learn from CTO Tim Winters how this relationship works and how you can use CDRouter along with the published RDK CDRouter results to qualify your own implementations.

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QA Cafe offers fully automated line-rate 10 Gigabit throughput testing for broadband CPE and Wi-Fi routers

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prpl Foundation opens Certification Working Group to promote quality prplWare implementations

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QA Cafe and prpl Foundation join forces to expand automated self-testing for prplWare broadband gateways and Wi-Fi routers

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TR-069 self-testing tool promises faster connected device certification

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