NETCONF Client-Server with TraceID and SpanID

This project implements a NETCONF client and server that can exchange traceid and spanid character arrays for distributed tracing.

Dependencies

System Dependencies (Ubuntu 20.04)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake pkg-config
sudo apt install -y libssl-dev libssh-dev
sudo apt install -y libxml2-dev libxslt-dev
sudo apt install -y libnetconf2-dev libnetconf2
sudo apt install -y libyang-dev

Manual Installation of libnetconf2 (if not available in apt)

# Install libyang first
git clone https://github.com/CESNET/libyang.git
cd libyang
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install

# Install libnetconf2
git clone https://github.com/CESNET/libnetconf2.git
cd libnetconf2
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install

Building the Project

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

Running the Application

1. Start the server:

./netconf_server

2. In another terminal, run the client:

./netconf_client

Features

• NETCONF over SSH communication
• Sends traceid and spanid as character arrays
• Supports basic NETCONF operations (get-config, edit-config)
• Includes proper error handling and logging

Security Notes

• The server uses a self-signed certificate for demonstration
• In production, use proper certificates and authentication
• Default username: admin, password: admin123