Context
The environment
Wireless assessment work benefits from portable tooling that can capture useful evidence without requiring a full workstation at every step.
Problem
What needed to change
Combine constrained hardware, wireless protocol handling, and evidence export into a practical workflow for authorized testing and analysis.
Constraints
- Limited embedded memory and compute resources.
- Different capture and inspection requirements across Wi-Fi and BLE.
- Evidence needed to remain exportable to standard analysis tools.
Contribution
My responsibility
- Embedded architecture and implementation
- Wi-Fi and BLE capture workflows
- Frame inspection and evidence handling
- PCAP export and report generation
Approach
How I structured the work
Design around constrained hardware
Keep capture, inspection, and export responsibilities explicit so the device can perform useful work within embedded resource limits.
Preserve standard evidence
Export captures in PCAP-compatible form so deeper inspection can continue in established desktop analysis tools.
Connect events to a timeline
Generate reports and chronological evidence that make captured activity easier to review and communicate.
Evidence
A safe view of the system
ESP32 capture & inspection
Authorized Wi-Fi
Bluetooth LE
PCAP export
Evidence report
Outcome
What the work established
- Combined Wi-Fi and BLE evidence collection in a portable embedded platform.
- Supported PCAP export for established analysis workflows.
- Connected raw capture activity to reporting and timeline evidence.