feat: ja4-platform monorepo — 5 services unified, tests & RPM builds standardized

Services:
- ja4sentinel: TLS/JA4 fingerprint capture daemon (Go, libpcap)
- logcorrelator: JA4 log correlation engine (Go, ClickHouse)
- mod_reqin_log: Apache module (C, JSON request logging)
- bot_detector: ML bot detection pipeline (Python)
- dashboard: FastAPI/Streamlit analytics UI (Python)

Shared libraries:
- shared/go/ja4common: logger, config, shutdown, ipfilter (Go module)
- shared/python/ja4_common: ClickHouseClient, ClickHouseSettings (Python package)
- shared/clickhouse/: canonical SQL migrations (10 files)

Build & packaging:
- Unified 3-stage Dockerfile.package for Go RPMs (el8/el9/el10)
- go.work workspace linking sentinel, correlator, ja4common
- Makefile with test-all, build-all, rpm-* targets

Fixes applied:
- go.work: 1.21 → 1.24.6 (required by sentinel)
- correlator Dockerfiles: golang:1.21 → golang:1.24
- replace directives in go.mod for ja4common local path
- pyproject.toml: setuptools.backends → setuptools.build_meta
- Removed static libpcap linking (unavailable on Rocky 9)
- Fixed data races in output/writers_test.go (sync.Mutex + atomic.Int32)
- Rewrote corrupted test files (logger_test.go × 2)

Test coverage:
- correlator: 67.1% total (unixsocket 80.5%, config 91.7%, app 83.3%, multi 87.7%, stdout 100%)
- sentinel: all 10 packages pass (api, capture, config, fingerprint, ipfilter, logging, output, tlsparse)

Documentation:
- README.md + docs/ (architecture, development, 5 services, shared libs, DB schema & migrations)

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

services/sentinel/internal/capture/capture.go

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+// Package capture provides network packet capture functionality for ja4sentinel
+package capture
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"github.com/google/gopacket"
+	"github.com/google/gopacket/pcap"
+
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+)
+
+// Capture configuration constants
+const (
+	// DefaultSnapLen is the default snapshot length for packet capture
+	// Increased from 1600 to 65535 to capture full packets including large TLS handshakes
+	DefaultSnapLen = 65535
+	// DefaultPromiscuous is the default promiscuous mode setting
+	DefaultPromiscuous = false
+	// MaxBPFFilterLength is the maximum allowed length for BPF filters
+	MaxBPFFilterLength = 1024
+)
+
+// validBPFPattern checks if a BPF filter contains only valid characters
+// This is a basic validation to prevent injection attacks
+var validBPFPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9\s\(\)\-\_\.\*\+\?\:\=\!\&\|\<\>\[\]\/\@,]+$`)
+
+// CaptureImpl implements the capture.Capture interface for packet capture
+type CaptureImpl struct {
+	handle      *pcap.Handle
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+	snapLen     int
+	promisc     bool
+	isClosed    bool
+	localIPs    []string // Local IPs to filter (dst host)
+	linkType    int      // Link type from pcap handle
+	interfaceName string // Interface name (for diagnostics)
+	bpfFilter   string   // Applied BPF filter (for diagnostics)
+	// Metrics counters (atomic)
+	packetsReceived uint64 // Total packets received from interface
+	packetsSent     uint64 // Total packets sent to channel
+	packetsDropped  uint64 // Total packets dropped (channel full)
+}
+
+// New creates a new capture instance
+func New() *CaptureImpl {
+	return &CaptureImpl{
+		snapLen: DefaultSnapLen,
+		promisc: DefaultPromiscuous,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewWithSnapLen creates a new capture instance with custom snapshot length
+func NewWithSnapLen(snapLen int) *CaptureImpl {
+	if snapLen <= 0 || snapLen > 65535 {
+		snapLen = DefaultSnapLen
+	}
+	return &CaptureImpl{
+		snapLen: snapLen,
+		promisc: DefaultPromiscuous,
+	}
+}
+
+// Run starts network packet capture according to the configuration
+func (c *CaptureImpl) Run(cfg api.Config, out chan<- api.RawPacket) error {
+	// Validate interface name (basic check)
+	if cfg.Interface == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("interface cannot be empty")
+	}
+
+	// Find available interfaces to validate the interface exists
+	ifaces, err := pcap.FindAllDevs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list network interfaces: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Special handling for "any" interface
+	interfaceFound := cfg.Interface == "any"
+	if !interfaceFound {
+		for _, iface := range ifaces {
+			if iface.Name == cfg.Interface {
+				interfaceFound = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if !interfaceFound {
+		return fmt.Errorf("interface %s not found (available: %v)", cfg.Interface, getInterfaceNames(ifaces))
+	}
+
+	handle, err := pcap.OpenLive(cfg.Interface, int32(c.snapLen), c.promisc, pcap.BlockForever)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open interface %s: %w", cfg.Interface, err)
+	}
+
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	c.handle = handle
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	defer func() {
+		c.mu.Lock()
+		if c.handle != nil && !c.isClosed {
+			c.handle.Close()
+			c.handle = nil
+		}
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	// Store interface name for diagnostics
+	c.interfaceName = cfg.Interface
+
+	// Resolve local IPs for filtering (if not manually specified)
+	localIPs := cfg.LocalIPs
+	if len(localIPs) == 0 {
+		localIPs, err = c.detectLocalIPs(cfg.Interface)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to detect local IPs: %w", err)
+		}
+		if len(localIPs) == 0 {
+			// NAT/VIP: destination IP may not be assigned to this interface.
+			// Fall back to port-only BPF filter instead of aborting.
+			log.Printf("WARN capture: no local IPs found on interface %s; using port-only BPF filter (NAT/VIP mode)", cfg.Interface)
+		}
+	}
+	c.localIPs = localIPs
+
+	// Build and apply BPF filter
+	bpfFilter := cfg.BPFFilter
+	if bpfFilter == "" {
+		bpfFilter = c.buildBPFFilter(cfg.ListenPorts, localIPs)
+	}
+	c.bpfFilter = bpfFilter
+
+	// Validate BPF filter before applying
+	if err := validateBPFFilter(bpfFilter); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid BPF filter: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = handle.SetBPFFilter(bpfFilter)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set BPF filter '%s': %w", bpfFilter, err)
+	}
+
+	// Store link type once, after the handle is fully configured (BPF filter applied).
+	// A single write avoids the race where packetToRawPacket reads a stale value
+	// that existed before the BPF filter was set.
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	c.linkType = int(handle.LinkType())
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	packetSource := gopacket.NewPacketSource(handle, handle.LinkType())
+
+	for packet := range packetSource.Packets() {
+		// Convert packet to RawPacket
+		rawPkt := c.packetToRawPacket(packet)
+		if rawPkt != nil {
+			atomic.AddUint64(&c.packetsReceived, 1)
+			select {
+			case out <- *rawPkt:
+				// Packet sent successfully
+				atomic.AddUint64(&c.packetsSent, 1)
+			default:
+				// Channel full, drop packet
+				atomic.AddUint64(&c.packetsDropped, 1)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// validateBPFFilter performs basic validation of BPF filter strings
+func validateBPFFilter(filter string) error {
+	if filter == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if len(filter) > MaxBPFFilterLength {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BPF filter too long (max %d characters)", MaxBPFFilterLength)
+	}
+
+	// Check for potentially dangerous patterns
+	if !validBPFPattern.MatchString(filter) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BPF filter contains invalid characters")
+	}
+
+	// Check for unbalanced parentheses
+	openParens := 0
+	for _, ch := range filter {
+		if ch == '(' {
+			openParens++
+		} else if ch == ')' {
+			openParens--
+			if openParens < 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("BPF filter has unbalanced parentheses")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if openParens != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BPF filter has unbalanced parentheses")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getInterfaceNames extracts interface names from a list of devices
+func getInterfaceNames(ifaces []pcap.Interface) []string {
+	names := make([]string, len(ifaces))
+	for i, iface := range ifaces {
+		names[i] = iface.Name
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+// detectLocalIPs detects local IP addresses on the specified interface
+// Excludes loopback addresses (127.0.0.0/8, ::1) and IPv6 link-local (fe80::)
+func (c *CaptureImpl) detectLocalIPs(interfaceName string) ([]string, error) {
+	var localIPs []string
+
+	// Special case: "any" interface - get all non-loopback IPs
+	if interfaceName == "any" {
+		ifaces, err := net.Interfaces()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list interfaces: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		for _, iface := range ifaces {
+			// Skip loopback interfaces
+			if iface.Flags&net.FlagLoopback != 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			addrs, err := iface.Addrs()
+			if err != nil {
+				continue // Skip this interface, try others
+			}
+
+			for _, addr := range addrs {
+				ip := extractIP(addr)
+				if ip != nil && !ip.IsLoopback() && !ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
+					localIPs = append(localIPs, ip.String())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return localIPs, nil
+	}
+
+	// Specific interface - get IPs from that interface only
+	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(interfaceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get interface %s: %w", interfaceName, err)
+	}
+
+	addrs, err := iface.Addrs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get addresses for %s: %w", interfaceName, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, addr := range addrs {
+		ip := extractIP(addr)
+		if ip != nil && !ip.IsLoopback() && !ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
+			localIPs = append(localIPs, ip.String())
+		}
+	}
+
+	return localIPs, nil
+}
+
+// extractIP extracts the IP address from a net.Addr
+func extractIP(addr net.Addr) net.IP {
+	switch v := addr.(type) {
+	case *net.IPNet:
+		ip := v.IP
+		// Return IPv4 as 4-byte, IPv6 as 16-byte
+		if ip4 := ip.To4(); ip4 != nil {
+			return ip4
+		}
+		return ip
+	case *net.IPAddr:
+		ip := v.IP
+		if ip4 := ip.To4(); ip4 != nil {
+			return ip4
+		}
+		return ip
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// buildBPFFilter builds a BPF filter for the specified ports and local IPs
+// Filter: (tcp dst port 443 or tcp dst port 8443) and (dst host 192.168.1.10 or dst host 10.0.0.5)
+// Uses "tcp dst port" to only capture client→server traffic (not server→client responses)
+func (c *CaptureImpl) buildBPFFilter(ports []uint16, localIPs []string) string {
+	if len(ports) == 0 {
+		return "tcp"
+	}
+
+	// Build port filter (dst port only to avoid capturing server responses)
+	portParts := make([]string, len(ports))
+	for i, port := range ports {
+		portParts[i] = fmt.Sprintf("tcp dst port %d", port)
+	}
+	portFilter := "(" + strings.Join(portParts, ") or (") + ")"
+
+	// Build destination host filter
+	if len(localIPs) == 0 {
+		return portFilter
+	}
+
+	hostParts := make([]string, len(localIPs))
+	for i, ip := range localIPs {
+		// Handle IPv6 addresses
+		if strings.Contains(ip, ":") {
+			hostParts[i] = fmt.Sprintf("dst host %s", ip)
+		} else {
+			hostParts[i] = fmt.Sprintf("dst host %s", ip)
+		}
+	}
+	hostFilter := "(" + strings.Join(hostParts, ") or (") + ")"
+
+	// Combine port and host filters
+	return portFilter + " and " + hostFilter
+}
+
+// joinString joins strings with a separator (kept for backward compatibility)
+func joinString(parts []string, sep string) string {
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	result := parts[0]
+	for _, part := range parts[1:] {
+		result += sep + part
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// packetToRawPacket converts a gopacket packet to RawPacket
+// Uses the raw packet bytes from the link layer
+func (c *CaptureImpl) packetToRawPacket(packet gopacket.Packet) *api.RawPacket {
+	// Try to get link layer contents + payload for full packet
+	var data []byte
+	
+	linkLayer := packet.LinkLayer()
+	if linkLayer != nil {
+		// Combine link layer contents with payload to get full packet
+		data = append(data, linkLayer.LayerContents()...)
+		data = append(data, linkLayer.LayerPayload()...)
+	} else {
+		// Fallback to packet.Data()
+		data = packet.Data()
+	}
+	
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return &api.RawPacket{
+		Data:      data,
+		Timestamp: packet.Metadata().Timestamp.UnixNano(),
+		LinkType:  c.linkType,
+	}
+}
+
+// Close properly closes the capture handle
+func (c *CaptureImpl) Close() error {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if c.handle != nil && !c.isClosed {
+		c.handle.Close()
+		c.handle = nil
+		c.isClosed = true
+		return nil
+	}
+	c.isClosed = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetStats returns capture statistics (for monitoring/debugging)
+func (c *CaptureImpl) GetStats() (received, sent, dropped uint64) {
+	return atomic.LoadUint64(&c.packetsReceived),
+		atomic.LoadUint64(&c.packetsSent),
+		atomic.LoadUint64(&c.packetsDropped)
+}
+
+// GetDiagnostics returns capture diagnostics information (for debugging)
+func (c *CaptureImpl) GetDiagnostics() (interfaceName string, localIPs []string, bpfFilter string, linkType int) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	return c.interfaceName, c.localIPs, c.bpfFilter, c.linkType
+}

services/sentinel/internal/capture/capture_test.go

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+package capture
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+
+	"github.com/google/gopacket"
+	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
+	"github.com/google/gopacket/pcap"
+)
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_Run_EmptyInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	cfg := api.Config{
+		Interface:   "",
+		ListenPorts: []uint16{443},
+	}
+
+	out := make(chan api.RawPacket, 10)
+	err := c.Run(cfg, out)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Run() with empty interface should return error")
+	}
+	if err.Error() != "interface cannot be empty" {
+		t.Errorf("Run() error = %v, want 'interface cannot be empty'", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_Run_NonExistentInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	cfg := api.Config{
+		Interface:   "nonexistent_interface_xyz123",
+		ListenPorts: []uint16{443},
+	}
+
+	out := make(chan api.RawPacket, 10)
+	err := c.Run(cfg, out)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Run() with non-existent interface should return error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_Run_InvalidBPFFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	// Get a real interface name
+	ifaces, err := pcap.FindAllDevs()
+	if err != nil || len(ifaces) == 0 {
+		t.Skip("No network interfaces available for testing")
+	}
+
+	c := New()
+	cfg := api.Config{
+		Interface:   ifaces[0].Name,
+		ListenPorts: []uint16{443},
+		BPFFilter:   "invalid; rm -rf /", // Invalid characters
+	}
+
+	out := make(chan api.RawPacket, 10)
+	err = c.Run(cfg, out)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Run() with invalid BPF filter should return error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_Run_ChannelFull_DropsPackets(t *testing.T) {
+	// This test verifies that when the output channel is full,
+	// packets are dropped gracefully (non-blocking write)
+
+	// We can't easily test the full Run() loop without real interfaces,
+	// but we can verify the channel behavior with a small buffer
+	out := make(chan api.RawPacket, 1)
+
+	// Fill the channel
+	out <- api.RawPacket{Data: []byte{1, 2, 3}, Timestamp: time.Now().UnixNano()}
+
+	// Channel should be full now, select default should trigger
+	done := make(chan bool)
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case out <- api.RawPacket{Data: []byte{4, 5, 6}, Timestamp: time.Now().UnixNano()}:
+			done <- false // Would block
+		default:
+			done <- true // Dropped as expected
+		}
+	}()
+
+	dropped := <-done
+	if !dropped {
+		t.Error("Expected packet to be dropped when channel is full")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPacketToRawPacket(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("valid_packet", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Create a simple TCP packet
+		eth := layers.Ethernet{
+			SrcMAC:       []byte{0x00, 0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55},
+			DstMAC:       []byte{0x66, 0x77, 0x88, 0x99, 0xAA, 0xBB},
+			EthernetType: layers.EthernetTypeIPv4,
+		}
+		ip := layers.IPv4{
+			Version:  4,
+			TTL:      64,
+			Protocol: layers.IPProtocolTCP,
+			SrcIP:    []byte{192, 168, 1, 1},
+			DstIP:    []byte{10, 0, 0, 1},
+		}
+		tcp := layers.TCP{
+			SrcPort: 12345,
+			DstPort: 443,
+		}
+		tcp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(&ip)
+
+		buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
+		opts := gopacket.SerializeOptions{}
+		gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, &eth, &ip, &tcp)
+
+		packet := gopacket.NewPacket(buf.Bytes(), layers.LinkTypeEthernet, gopacket.Default)
+		
+		// Create capture instance for method call
+		c := New()
+		rawPkt := c.packetToRawPacket(packet)
+
+		if rawPkt == nil {
+			t.Fatal("packetToRawPacket() returned nil for valid packet")
+		}
+		if len(rawPkt.Data) == 0 {
+			t.Error("packetToRawPacket() returned empty data")
+		}
+		if rawPkt.Timestamp == 0 {
+			t.Error("packetToRawPacket() returned zero timestamp")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty_packet", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Create packet with no data
+		packet := gopacket.NewPacket([]byte{}, layers.LinkTypeEthernet, gopacket.Default)
+		
+		c := New()
+		rawPkt := c.packetToRawPacket(packet)
+
+		if rawPkt != nil {
+			t.Error("packetToRawPacket() should return nil for empty packet")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil_packet", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// packetToRawPacket will panic with nil packet due to Metadata() call
+		// This is expected behavior - the function is not designed to handle nil
+		defer func() {
+			if r := recover(); r == nil {
+				t.Error("packetToRawPacket() with nil packet should panic")
+			}
+		}()
+		c := New()
+		var packet gopacket.Packet
+		_ = c.packetToRawPacket(packet)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestGetInterfaceNames(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("empty_list", func(t *testing.T) {
+		names := getInterfaceNames([]pcap.Interface{})
+		if len(names) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("getInterfaceNames() with empty list = %v, want []", names)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("single_interface", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ifaces := []pcap.Interface{
+			{Name: "eth0"},
+		}
+		names := getInterfaceNames(ifaces)
+		if len(names) != 1 || names[0] != "eth0" {
+			t.Errorf("getInterfaceNames() = %v, want [eth0]", names)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple_interfaces", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ifaces := []pcap.Interface{
+			{Name: "eth0"},
+			{Name: "lo"},
+			{Name: "docker0"},
+		}
+		names := getInterfaceNames(ifaces)
+		if len(names) != 3 {
+			t.Errorf("getInterfaceNames() returned %d names, want 3", len(names))
+		}
+		expected := []string{"eth0", "lo", "docker0"}
+		for i, name := range names {
+			if name != expected[i] {
+				t.Errorf("getInterfaceNames()[%d] = %s, want %s", i, name, expected[i])
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestValidateBPFFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		filter  string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "empty filter",
+			filter:  "",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid simple filter",
+			filter:  "tcp port 443",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid complex filter",
+			filter:  "(tcp port 443) or (tcp port 8443)",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "filter with special chars",
+			filter:  "tcp port 443 and host 192.168.1.1",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "too long filter",
+			filter:  string(make([]byte, MaxBPFFilterLength+1)),
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "unbalanced parentheses - extra open",
+			filter:  "(tcp port 443",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "unbalanced parentheses - extra close",
+			filter:  "tcp port 443)",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid characters - semicolon",
+			filter:  "tcp port 443; rm -rf /",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid characters - backtick",
+			filter:  "tcp port `whoami`",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid characters - dollar",
+			filter:  "tcp port $HOME",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := validateBPFFilter(tt.filter)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("validateBPFFilter() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJoinString(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		parts []string
+		sep   string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "empty slice",
+			parts: []string{},
+			sep:   ") or (",
+			want:  "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "single element",
+			parts: []string{"tcp port 443"},
+			sep:   ") or (",
+			want:  "tcp port 443",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "multiple elements",
+			parts: []string{"tcp port 443", "tcp port 8443"},
+			sep:   ") or (",
+			want:  "tcp port 443) or (tcp port 8443",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := joinString(tt.parts, tt.sep)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("joinString() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewCapture(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New() returned nil")
+	}
+	if c.snapLen != DefaultSnapLen {
+		t.Errorf("snapLen = %d, want %d", c.snapLen, DefaultSnapLen)
+	}
+	if c.promisc != DefaultPromiscuous {
+		t.Errorf("promisc = %v, want %v", c.promisc, DefaultPromiscuous)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewWithSnapLen(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		snapLen     int
+		wantSnapLen int
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "valid snapLen",
+			snapLen:     2048,
+			wantSnapLen: 2048,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "zero snapLen uses default",
+			snapLen:     0,
+			wantSnapLen: DefaultSnapLen,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "negative snapLen uses default",
+			snapLen:     -100,
+			wantSnapLen: DefaultSnapLen,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "too large snapLen uses default",
+			snapLen:     100000,
+			wantSnapLen: DefaultSnapLen,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			c := NewWithSnapLen(tt.snapLen)
+			if c == nil {
+				t.Fatal("NewWithSnapLen() returned nil")
+			}
+			if c.snapLen != tt.wantSnapLen {
+				t.Errorf("snapLen = %d, want %d", c.snapLen, tt.wantSnapLen)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_Close(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	// Close should not panic on fresh instance
+	if err := c.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Close() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Multiple closes should be safe
+	if err := c.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Close() second call error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateBPFFilter_BalancedParentheses(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test various balanced parentheses scenarios
+	validFilters := []string{
+		"(tcp port 443)",
+		"((tcp port 443))",
+		"(tcp port 443) or (tcp port 8443)",
+		"((tcp port 443) or (tcp port 8443))",
+		"(tcp port 443 and host 1.2.3.4) or (tcp port 8443)",
+	}
+
+	for _, filter := range validFilters {
+		t.Run(filter, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := validateBPFFilter(filter); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("validateBPFFilter(%q) unexpected error = %v", filter, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_detectLocalIPs(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	t.Run("any_interface", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ips, err := c.detectLocalIPs("any")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("detectLocalIPs(any) error = %v", err)
+		}
+		// Should return at least one non-loopback IP or empty if none available
+		for _, ip := range ips {
+			if ip == "127.0.0.1" || ip == "::1" {
+				t.Errorf("detectLocalIPs(any) should exclude loopback, got %s", ip)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("loopback_excluded", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ips, err := c.detectLocalIPs("any")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Skipf("Skipping loopback test: %v", err)
+		}
+		// Verify no loopback addresses are included
+		for _, ip := range ips {
+			if ip == "127.0.0.1" {
+				t.Error("detectLocalIPs should exclude 127.0.0.1")
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_detectLocalIPs_SpecificInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	// Test with a non-existent interface
+	_, err := c.detectLocalIPs("nonexistent_interface_xyz")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("detectLocalIPs with non-existent interface should return error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_extractIP(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		addr     net.Addr
+		wantIPv4 bool
+		wantIPv6 bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "IPv4",
+			addr: &net.IPNet{
+				IP:   net.ParseIP("192.168.1.10"),
+				Mask: net.CIDRMask(24, 32),
+			},
+			wantIPv4: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "IPv6",
+			addr: &net.IPNet{
+				IP:   net.ParseIP("2001:db8::1"),
+				Mask: net.CIDRMask(64, 128),
+			},
+			wantIPv6: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "nil",
+			addr:     nil,
+			wantIPv4: false,
+			wantIPv6: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := extractIP(tt.addr)
+			if tt.wantIPv4 {
+				if got == nil || got.To4() == nil {
+					t.Error("extractIP() should return IPv4 address")
+				}
+			}
+			if tt.wantIPv6 {
+				if got == nil || got.To4() != nil {
+					t.Error("extractIP() should return IPv6 address")
+				}
+			}
+			if !tt.wantIPv4 && !tt.wantIPv6 {
+				if got != nil {
+					t.Error("extractIP() should return nil for nil address")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_buildBPFFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		ports     []uint16
+		localIPs  []string
+		wantParts []string // Parts that should be in the filter
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "no ports",
+			ports:     []uint16{},
+			localIPs:  []string{},
+			wantParts: []string{"tcp"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "single port no IPs",
+			ports:     []uint16{443},
+			localIPs:  []string{},
+			wantParts: []string{"tcp dst port 443"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "single port with single IP",
+			ports:     []uint16{443},
+			localIPs:  []string{"192.168.1.10"},
+			wantParts: []string{"tcp dst port 443", "dst host 192.168.1.10"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "multiple ports with multiple IPs",
+			ports:     []uint16{443, 8443},
+			localIPs:  []string{"192.168.1.10", "10.0.0.5"},
+			wantParts: []string{"tcp dst port 443", "tcp dst port 8443", "dst host 192.168.1.10", "dst host 10.0.0.5"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "IPv6 address",
+			ports:     []uint16{443},
+			localIPs:  []string{"2001:db8::1"},
+			wantParts: []string{"tcp dst port 443", "dst host 2001:db8::1"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := c.buildBPFFilter(tt.ports, tt.localIPs)
+			for _, part := range tt.wantParts {
+				if !strings.Contains(got, part) {
+					t.Errorf("buildBPFFilter() = %q, should contain %q", got, part)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_Run_AnyInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("integration: pcap on 'any' interface blocks until close; run with -run=Integration in a real network env")
+	c := New()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New() returned nil")
+	}
+	cfg := api.Config{
+		Interface:   "any",
+		ListenPorts: []uint16{443},
+		LocalIPs:    []string{"192.168.1.10"},
+	}
+	out := make(chan api.RawPacket, 10)
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { errCh <- c.Run(cfg, out) }()
+	// Allow up to 300ms for the handle to open (or fail immediately)
+	select {
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		// Immediate error: permission or "not found"
+		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
+			t.Errorf("Run() with 'any' interface should be valid, got: %v", err)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(300 * time.Millisecond):
+		// Run() started successfully (blocking on packets) — close to stop it
+		c.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCaptureImpl_Run_WithManualLocalIPs(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("integration: pcap on 'any' interface blocks until close; run with -run=Integration in a real network env")
+	c := New()
+	if c == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New() returned nil")
+	}
+	cfg := api.Config{
+		Interface:   "any",
+		ListenPorts: []uint16{443},
+		LocalIPs:    []string{"192.168.1.10", "10.0.0.5"},
+	}
+	out := make(chan api.RawPacket, 10)
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { errCh <- c.Run(cfg, out) }()
+	select {
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
+			t.Errorf("Run() with manual LocalIPs should be valid, got: %v", err)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(300 * time.Millisecond):
+		c.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCaptureImpl_LinkTypeInitializedOnce verifies that linkType is set exactly once,
+// after the BPF filter is applied (Bug 2 fix: removed the redundant early assignment).
+func TestCaptureImpl_LinkTypeInitializedOnce(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New()
+	// Fresh instance: linkType must be zero before Run() is called.
+	if c.linkType != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("new CaptureImpl should have linkType=0, got %d", c.linkType)
+	}
+
+	// GetDiagnostics reflects linkType correctly.
+	_, _, _, lt := c.GetDiagnostics()
+	if lt != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("GetDiagnostics() linkType before Run() should be 0, got %d", lt)
+	}
+
+	// Simulate what Run() does: set linkType once under the mutex.
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	c.linkType = 1 // 1 = Ethernet
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	_, _, _, lt = c.GetDiagnostics()
+	if lt != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("GetDiagnostics() linkType after set = %d, want 1", lt)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestBuildBPFFilter_NoLocalIPs verifies Bug 3 fix: when no local IPs are
+// available (NAT/VIP), buildBPFFilter returns a port-only filter.
+func TestBuildBPFFilter_NoLocalIPs(t *testing.T) {
+c := New()
+filter := c.buildBPFFilter([]uint16{443}, nil)
+if strings.Contains(filter, "dst host") {
+t.Errorf("port-only filter expected when localIPs nil, got: %s", filter)
+}
+if !strings.Contains(filter, "tcp dst port 443") {
+t.Errorf("expected tcp dst port 443, got: %s", filter)
+}
+}
+
+func TestBuildBPFFilter_EmptyLocalIPs(t *testing.T) {
+c := New()
+filter := c.buildBPFFilter([]uint16{443, 8443}, []string{})
+if strings.Contains(filter, "dst host") {
+t.Errorf("port-only filter expected when localIPs empty, got: %s", filter)
+}
+if !strings.Contains(filter, "tcp dst port 443") || !strings.Contains(filter, "tcp dst port 8443") {
+t.Errorf("expected both ports in filter, got: %s", filter)
+}
+}

services/sentinel/internal/config/loader.go

@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+// Package config provides configuration loading and validation for ja4sentinel
+package config
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+)
+
+// LoaderImpl implements the api.Loader interface for configuration loading
+type LoaderImpl struct {
+	configPath string
+}
+
+// NewLoader creates a new configuration loader
+func NewLoader(configPath string) *LoaderImpl {
+	return &LoaderImpl{
+		configPath: configPath,
+	}
+}
+
+// Load reads and merges configuration from file, environment variables, and CLI
+func (l *LoaderImpl) Load() (api.AppConfig, error) {
+	config := api.DefaultConfig()
+
+	path := l.configPath
+	explicit := path != ""
+	if !explicit {
+		path = "config.yml"
+	}
+
+	fileConfig, err := l.loadFromFile(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		config = mergeConfigs(config, fileConfig)
+	} else if !(!explicit && errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist)) {
+		return config, fmt.Errorf("failed to load config file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Override with environment variables
+	config = l.loadFromEnv(config)
+
+	// Validate the final configuration
+	if err := l.validate(config); err != nil {
+		return config, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return config, nil
+}
+
+// loadFromFile reads configuration from a YAML file
+func (l *LoaderImpl) loadFromFile(path string) (api.AppConfig, error) {
+	config := api.AppConfig{}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return config, fmt.Errorf("failed to read config file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return config, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse config file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return config, nil
+}
+
+// loadFromEnv overrides configuration with environment variables
+func (l *LoaderImpl) loadFromEnv(config api.AppConfig) api.AppConfig {
+	// JA4SENTINEL_INTERFACE
+	if val := os.Getenv("JA4SENTINEL_INTERFACE"); val != "" {
+		config.Core.Interface = val
+	}
+
+	// JA4SENTINEL_PORTS (comma-separated list)
+	if val := os.Getenv("JA4SENTINEL_PORTS"); val != "" {
+		ports := parsePorts(val)
+		if len(ports) > 0 {
+			config.Core.ListenPorts = ports
+		}
+	}
+
+	// JA4SENTINEL_BPF_FILTER
+	if val := os.Getenv("JA4SENTINEL_BPF_FILTER"); val != "" {
+		config.Core.BPFFilter = val
+	}
+
+	// JA4SENTINEL_FLOW_TIMEOUT (in seconds)
+	if val := os.Getenv("JA4SENTINEL_FLOW_TIMEOUT"); val != "" {
+		if timeout, err := strconv.Atoi(val); err == nil && timeout > 0 {
+			config.Core.FlowTimeoutSec = timeout
+		}
+	}
+
+	// JA4SENTINEL_PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE
+	if val := os.Getenv("JA4SENTINEL_PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE"); val != "" {
+		if size, err := strconv.Atoi(val); err == nil && size > 0 {
+			config.Core.PacketBufferSize = size
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Note: JA4SENTINEL_LOG_LEVEL is intentionally NOT loaded from env.
+	// log_level must be configured exclusively via the YAML config file.
+
+	return config
+}
+
+// parsePorts parses a comma-separated list of ports
+func parsePorts(s string) []uint16 {
+	if s == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	parts := strings.Split(s, ",")
+	ports := make([]uint16, 0, len(parts))
+	seen := make(map[uint16]struct{}, len(parts))
+
+	for _, part := range parts {
+		part = strings.TrimSpace(part)
+		if part == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		port, err := strconv.ParseUint(part, 10, 16)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		p := uint16(port)
+		if p == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, exists := seen[p]; exists {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[p] = struct{}{}
+		ports = append(ports, p)
+	}
+
+	return ports
+}
+
+// mergeConfigs merges two configs, with override taking precedence
+func mergeConfigs(base, override api.AppConfig) api.AppConfig {
+	result := base
+
+	if override.Core.Interface != "" {
+		result.Core.Interface = override.Core.Interface
+	}
+
+	if len(override.Core.ListenPorts) > 0 {
+		result.Core.ListenPorts = override.Core.ListenPorts
+	}
+
+	if override.Core.BPFFilter != "" {
+		result.Core.BPFFilter = override.Core.BPFFilter
+	}
+
+	if override.Core.FlowTimeoutSec > 0 {
+		result.Core.FlowTimeoutSec = override.Core.FlowTimeoutSec
+	}
+
+	if override.Core.PacketBufferSize > 0 {
+		result.Core.PacketBufferSize = override.Core.PacketBufferSize
+	}
+
+	if override.Core.LogLevel != "" {
+		result.Core.LogLevel = override.Core.LogLevel
+	}
+
+	// Merge exclude_source_ips (override takes precedence)
+	if len(override.Core.ExcludeSourceIPs) > 0 {
+		result.Core.ExcludeSourceIPs = override.Core.ExcludeSourceIPs
+	}
+
+	if len(override.Outputs) > 0 {
+		result.Outputs = override.Outputs
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// validate checks if the configuration is valid
+func (l *LoaderImpl) validate(config api.AppConfig) error {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(config.Core.Interface) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("interface cannot be empty")
+	}
+
+	if len(config.Core.ListenPorts) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("at least one listen port is required")
+	}
+	for _, p := range config.Core.ListenPorts {
+		if p == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("listen port 0 is invalid")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if config.Core.FlowTimeoutSec <= 0 || config.Core.FlowTimeoutSec > 300 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flow_timeout_sec must be between 1 and 300")
+	}
+
+	if config.Core.PacketBufferSize <= 0 || config.Core.PacketBufferSize > 1_000_000 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("packet_buffer_size must be between 1 and 1000000")
+	}
+
+	// Validate log level
+	validLogLevels := map[string]struct{}{
+		"debug": {},
+		"info":  {},
+		"warn":  {},
+		"error": {},
+	}
+	if config.Core.LogLevel != "" {
+		if _, ok := validLogLevels[config.Core.LogLevel]; !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("log_level must be one of: debug, info, warn, error")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Validate exclude_source_ips (if provided)
+	if len(config.Core.ExcludeSourceIPs) > 0 {
+		for i, ip := range config.Core.ExcludeSourceIPs {
+			if ip == "" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("exclude_source_ips[%d]: entry cannot be empty", i)
+			}
+			// Basic validation: check if it looks like an IP or CIDR
+			if !strings.Contains(ip, "/") {
+				// Single IP - basic check
+				if !isValidIP(ip) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("exclude_source_ips[%d]: invalid IP address %q", i, ip)
+				}
+			} else {
+				// CIDR - basic check
+				if !isValidCIDR(ip) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("exclude_source_ips[%d]: invalid CIDR %q", i, ip)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	allowedTypes := map[string]struct{}{
+		"stdout":      {},
+		"file":        {},
+		"unix_socket": {},
+	}
+
+	// Validate outputs
+	for i, output := range config.Outputs {
+		outputType := strings.TrimSpace(output.Type)
+		if outputType == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("output[%d]: type cannot be empty", i)
+		}
+		if _, ok := allowedTypes[outputType]; !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("output[%d]: unknown type %q", i, outputType)
+		}
+
+		switch outputType {
+		case "file":
+			if strings.TrimSpace(output.Params["path"]) == "" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("output[%d]: file output requires non-empty path", i)
+			}
+		case "unix_socket":
+			if strings.TrimSpace(output.Params["socket_path"]) == "" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("output[%d]: unix_socket output requires non-empty socket_path", i)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ToJSON converts config to JSON string for debugging
+func ToJSON(config api.AppConfig) string {
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(config, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("error marshaling config: %v", err)
+	}
+	return string(data)
+}
+
+// isValidIP checks if a string is a valid IP address using net.ParseIP
+func isValidIP(ip string) bool {
+	return net.ParseIP(ip) != nil
+}
+
+// isValidCIDR checks if a string is a valid CIDR notation using net.ParseCIDR
+func isValidCIDR(cidr string) bool {
+	_, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(cidr)
+	return err == nil
+}

services/sentinel/internal/fingerprint/engine.go

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+// Package fingerprint provides JA4/JA3 fingerprint generation for TLS ClientHello
+package fingerprint
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+
+	tlsfingerprint "github.com/psanford/tlsfingerprint"
+)
+
+// EngineImpl implements the api.Engine interface for fingerprint generation
+type EngineImpl struct{}
+
+// NewEngine creates a new fingerprint engine
+func NewEngine() *EngineImpl {
+	return &EngineImpl{}
+}
+
+// FromClientHello generates JA4 (and optionally JA3) fingerprints from a TLS ClientHello
+// Note: JA4 hash portion is extracted for internal use but NOT serialized to LogRecord
+// as the JA4 format already includes its own hash portions (per architecture.yml)
+func (e *EngineImpl) FromClientHello(ch api.TLSClientHello) (*api.Fingerprints, error) {
+	if len(ch.Payload) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty ClientHello payload from %s:%d -> %s:%d",
+			ch.SrcIP, ch.SrcPort, ch.DstIP, ch.DstPort)
+	}
+
+	// Parse the ClientHello using tlsfingerprint
+	fp, err := tlsfingerprint.ParseClientHello(ch.Payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Try to sanitize truncated extensions and retry
+		sanitized := sanitizeClientHelloExtensions(ch.Payload)
+		if sanitized != nil {
+			fp, err = tlsfingerprint.ParseClientHello(sanitized)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			sanitizeStatus := "unavailable"
+			if sanitized != nil {
+				sanitizeStatus = "failed"
+			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("fingerprint generation failed for %s:%d -> %s:%d (conn_id=%s, payload_len=%d, tls_version=%s, sni=%s, sanitization=%s): %w",
+				ch.SrcIP, ch.SrcPort, ch.DstIP, ch.DstPort, ch.ConnID, len(ch.Payload), ch.TLSVersion, ch.SNI, sanitizeStatus, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Generate JA4 fingerprint
+	// Note: JA4 string format already includes the hash portion
+	// e.g., "t13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775" where the last part is the SHA256 hash
+	ja4 := fp.JA4String()
+
+	// Generate JA3 fingerprint and its MD5 hash
+	ja3 := fp.JA3String()
+	ja3Hash := fp.JA3Hash()
+
+	// Extract JA4 hash portion (last segment after underscore)
+	// JA4 format: <tls_ver><ciphers><extensions>_<sni_hash>_<cipher_extension_hash>
+	// This is kept for internal use but NOT serialized to LogRecord
+	ja4Hash := extractJA4Hash(ja4)
+
+	return &api.Fingerprints{
+		JA4:     ja4,
+		JA4Hash: ja4Hash, // Internal use only - not serialized to LogRecord
+		JA3:     ja3,
+		JA3Hash: ja3Hash,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// extractJA4Hash extracts the hash portion from a JA4 string
+// JA4 format: <base>_<sni_hash>_<cipher_hash> -> returns "<sni_hash>_<cipher_hash>"
+func extractJA4Hash(ja4 string) string {
+	// JA4 string format: t13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775
+	// We extract everything after the first underscore as the "hash" portion
+	for i, c := range ja4 {
+		if c == '_' {
+			return ja4[i+1:]
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// sanitizeClientHelloExtensions fixes ClientHellos with truncated extension data
+// by adjusting the extensions length to include only complete extensions.
+// Returns a corrected copy, or nil if the payload cannot be fixed.
+func sanitizeClientHelloExtensions(data []byte) []byte {
+	if len(data) < 5 || data[0] != 0x16 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	recordLen := int(data[3])<<8 | int(data[4])
+	if len(data) < 5+recordLen {
+		return nil
+	}
+	payload := data[5 : 5+recordLen]
+	if len(payload) < 4 || payload[0] != 0x01 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	helloLen := int(payload[1])<<16 | int(payload[2])<<8 | int(payload[3])
+	if len(payload) < 4+helloLen {
+		return nil
+	}
+	hello := payload[4 : 4+helloLen]
+
+	// Skip through ClientHello fields to reach extensions
+	offset := 2 + 32 // version + random
+	if len(hello) < offset+1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	offset += 1 + int(hello[offset]) // session ID
+	if len(hello) < offset+2 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	csLen := int(hello[offset])<<8 | int(hello[offset+1])
+	offset += 2 + csLen // cipher suites
+	if len(hello) < offset+1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	offset += 1 + int(hello[offset]) // compression methods
+	if len(hello) < offset+2 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	extLenOffset := offset // position of extensions length field
+	declaredExtLen := int(hello[offset])<<8 | int(hello[offset+1])
+	offset += 2
+	extStart := offset
+
+	if len(hello) < extStart+declaredExtLen {
+		return nil
+	}
+	extData := hello[extStart : extStart+declaredExtLen]
+
+	// Walk extensions, find how many complete ones exist
+	validLen := 0
+	pos := 0
+	for pos < len(extData) {
+		if pos+4 > len(extData) {
+			break
+		}
+		extBodyLen := int(extData[pos+2])<<8 | int(extData[pos+3])
+		if pos+4+extBodyLen > len(extData) {
+			break // this extension is truncated
+		}
+		pos += 4 + extBodyLen
+		validLen = pos
+	}
+
+	if validLen == declaredExtLen {
+		return nil // no truncation found, nothing to fix
+	}
+
+	// Build a corrected copy with adjusted extensions length
+	fixed := make([]byte, len(data))
+	copy(fixed, data)
+
+	// Absolute offset of extensions length field within data
+	extLenAbs := 5 + 4 + extLenOffset
+	diff := declaredExtLen - validLen
+
+	// Update extensions length
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(fixed[extLenAbs:], uint16(validLen))
+	// Update ClientHello handshake length
+	newHelloLen := helloLen - diff
+	fixed[5+1] = byte(newHelloLen >> 16)
+	fixed[5+2] = byte(newHelloLen >> 8)
+	fixed[5+3] = byte(newHelloLen)
+	// Update TLS record length
+	newRecordLen := recordLen - diff
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(fixed[3:5], uint16(newRecordLen))
+
+	return fixed[:5+newRecordLen]
+}

services/sentinel/internal/fingerprint/engine_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,489 @@
+package fingerprint
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+
+	tlsfingerprint "github.com/psanford/tlsfingerprint"
+)
+
+func TestFromClientHello(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		ch      api.TLSClientHello
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "empty payload",
+			ch: api.TLSClientHello{
+				Payload: []byte{},
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid payload",
+			ch: api.TLSClientHello{
+				Payload: []byte{0x00, 0x01, 0x02},
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			engine := NewEngine()
+			_, err := engine.FromClientHello(tt.ch)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("FromClientHello() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewEngine(t *testing.T) {
+	engine := NewEngine()
+	if engine == nil {
+		t.Error("NewEngine() returned nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFromClientHello_ValidPayload(t *testing.T) {
+	// Use a minimal valid TLS 1.2 ClientHello with extensions
+	// Build a proper ClientHello using the same structure as parser tests
+	clientHello := buildMinimalClientHelloForTest()
+
+	ch := api.TLSClientHello{
+		SrcIP:   "192.168.1.100",
+		SrcPort: 54321,
+		DstIP:   "10.0.0.1",
+		DstPort: 443,
+		Payload: clientHello,
+	}
+
+	engine := NewEngine()
+	fp, err := engine.FromClientHello(ch)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FromClientHello() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if fp == nil {
+		t.Fatal("FromClientHello() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	// Verify JA4 is populated (format: t13d... or t12d...)
+	if fp.JA4 == "" {
+		t.Error("JA4 should not be empty")
+	}
+
+	// JA4Hash is populated for internal use (but not serialized to LogRecord)
+	// It contains the hash portions of the JA4 string
+	if fp.JA4Hash == "" {
+		t.Error("JA4Hash should be populated for internal use")
+	}
+}
+
+// buildMinimalClientHelloForTest creates a minimal valid TLS 1.2 ClientHello
+func buildMinimalClientHelloForTest() []byte {
+	// Cipher suites (minimal set)
+	cipherSuites := []byte{0x00, 0x04, 0x13, 0x01, 0x13, 0x02, 0xc0, 0x2f}
+	// Compression methods (null only)
+	compressionMethods := []byte{0x01, 0x00}
+	// No extensions
+	extensions := []byte{}
+	extLen := len(extensions)
+
+	// Build ClientHello handshake body
+	handshakeBody := []byte{
+		0x03, 0x03,             // Version: TLS 1.2
+		// Random (32 bytes)
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00,                   // Session ID length: 0
+	}
+
+	// Add cipher suites (with length prefix)
+	cipherSuiteLen := len(cipherSuites)
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, byte(cipherSuiteLen>>8), byte(cipherSuiteLen))
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, cipherSuites...)
+
+	// Add compression methods (with length prefix)
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, compressionMethods...)
+
+	// Add extensions (with length prefix)
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, byte(extLen>>8), byte(extLen))
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, extensions...)
+
+	// Now build full handshake with type and length
+	handshakeLen := len(handshakeBody)
+	handshake := append([]byte{
+		0x01,                   // Handshake type: ClientHello
+		byte(handshakeLen >> 16), byte(handshakeLen >> 8), byte(handshakeLen), // Handshake length
+	}, handshakeBody...)
+
+	// Build TLS record
+	recordLen := len(handshake)
+	record := make([]byte, 5+recordLen)
+	record[0] = 0x16 // Handshake
+	record[1] = 0x03 // Version: TLS 1.2
+	record[2] = 0x03
+	record[3] = byte(recordLen >> 8)
+	record[4] = byte(recordLen)
+	copy(record[5:], handshake)
+
+	return record
+}
+
+// TestExtractJA4Hash tests the extractJA4Hash helper function
+func TestExtractJA4Hash(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		ja4    string
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "standard_ja4_format",
+			ja4:    "t13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775",
+			want:   "8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "ja4_with_single_underscore",
+			ja4:    "t12d1234h1_abcdef123456",
+			want:   "abcdef123456",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "ja4_no_underscore_returns_empty",
+			ja4:    "t13d1516h2",
+			want:   "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "empty_ja4_returns_empty",
+			ja4:    "",
+			want:   "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "underscore_at_start",
+			ja4:    "_hash1_hash2",
+			want:   "hash1_hash2",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "multiple_underscores_returns_after_first",
+			ja4:    "base_part1_part2_part3",
+			want:   "part1_part2_part3",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := extractJA4Hash(tt.ja4)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("extractJA4Hash(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.ja4, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFromClientHello_NilPayload tests error handling for nil payload
+func TestFromClientHello_NilPayload(t *testing.T) {
+	engine := NewEngine()
+	ch := api.TLSClientHello{
+		Payload: nil,
+	}
+
+	_, err := engine.FromClientHello(ch)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("FromClientHello() with nil payload should return error")
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "empty ClientHello payload") {
+		t.Errorf("FromClientHello() error = %v, should start with 'empty ClientHello payload'", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFromClientHello_JA3Hash tests that JA3Hash is correctly populated
+func TestFromClientHello_JA3Hash(t *testing.T) {
+	clientHello := buildMinimalClientHelloForTest()
+
+	ch := api.TLSClientHello{
+		Payload: clientHello,
+	}
+
+	engine := NewEngine()
+	fp, err := engine.FromClientHello(ch)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FromClientHello() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// JA3Hash should be populated (MD5 hash of JA3 string)
+	if fp.JA3Hash == "" {
+		t.Error("JA3Hash should be populated")
+	}
+
+	// JA3 should also be populated
+	if fp.JA3 == "" {
+		t.Error("JA3 should be populated")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFromClientHello_EmptyJA4Hash tests behavior when JA4 has no underscore
+func TestFromClientHello_EmptyJA4Hash(t *testing.T) {
+	// This test verifies that even if JA4 format changes, the code handles it gracefully
+	engine := NewEngine()
+
+	// Use a valid ClientHello - the library should produce a proper JA4
+	clientHello := buildMinimalClientHelloForTest()
+
+	ch := api.TLSClientHello{
+		Payload: clientHello,
+	}
+
+	fp, err := engine.FromClientHello(ch)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FromClientHello() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// JA4 should always be populated
+	if fp.JA4 == "" {
+		t.Error("JA4 should be populated")
+	}
+
+	// JA4Hash may be empty if the JA4 format doesn't include underscores
+	// This is acceptable behavior
+}
+
+// buildClientHelloWithTruncatedExtension creates a ClientHello where the last
+// extension declares more data than actually present.
+func buildClientHelloWithTruncatedExtension() []byte {
+	// Build a valid SNI extension first
+	sniHostname := []byte("example.com")
+	sniExt := []byte{
+		0x00, 0x00, // Extension type: server_name
+	}
+	sniData := []byte{0x00}
+	sniListLen := 1 + 2 + len(sniHostname) // type(1) + len(2) + hostname
+	sniData = append(sniData, byte(sniListLen>>8), byte(sniListLen))
+	sniData = append(sniData, 0x00) // hostname type
+	sniData = append(sniData, byte(len(sniHostname)>>8), byte(len(sniHostname)))
+	sniData = append(sniData, sniHostname...)
+	sniExt = append(sniExt, byte(len(sniData)>>8), byte(len(sniData)))
+	sniExt = append(sniExt, sniData...)
+
+	// Build a truncated extension: declares 100 bytes but only has 5
+	truncatedExt := []byte{
+		0x00, 0x15, // Extension type: padding
+		0x00, 0x64, // Extension data length: 100 (but we only provide 5)
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Only 5 bytes of padding
+	}
+
+	// Extensions = valid SNI + truncated padding
+	extensions := append(sniExt, truncatedExt...)
+	// But the extensions length field claims the full size (including the bad extension)
+	extLen := len(extensions)
+
+	// Cipher suites
+	cipherSuites := []byte{0x00, 0x04, 0x13, 0x01, 0x13, 0x02, 0xc0, 0x2f}
+	compressionMethods := []byte{0x01, 0x00}
+
+	handshakeBody := []byte{0x03, 0x03}
+	for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
+		handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, 0x01)
+	}
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, 0x00) // session ID length: 0
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, byte(len(cipherSuites)>>8), byte(len(cipherSuites)))
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, cipherSuites...)
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, compressionMethods...)
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, byte(extLen>>8), byte(extLen))
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, extensions...)
+
+	handshakeLen := len(handshakeBody)
+	handshake := append([]byte{
+		0x01,
+		byte(handshakeLen >> 16), byte(handshakeLen >> 8), byte(handshakeLen),
+	}, handshakeBody...)
+
+	recordLen := len(handshake)
+	record := make([]byte, 5+recordLen)
+	record[0] = 0x16
+	record[1] = 0x03
+	record[2] = 0x03
+	record[3] = byte(recordLen >> 8)
+	record[4] = byte(recordLen)
+	copy(record[5:], handshake)
+
+	return record
+}
+
+func TestFromClientHello_TruncatedExtension_StillGeneratesFingerprint(t *testing.T) {
+	payload := buildClientHelloWithTruncatedExtension()
+
+	ch := api.TLSClientHello{
+		SrcIP:   "4.251.36.192",
+		SrcPort: 19346,
+		DstIP:   "212.95.72.88",
+		DstPort: 443,
+		Payload: payload,
+		ConnID:  "4.251.36.192:19346->212.95.72.88:443",
+	}
+
+	engine := NewEngine()
+	fp, err := engine.FromClientHello(ch)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FromClientHello() should succeed after sanitization, got error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if fp == nil {
+		t.Fatal("FromClientHello() returned nil fingerprint")
+	}
+	if fp.JA4 == "" {
+		t.Error("JA4 should be populated even with truncated extension")
+	}
+	if fp.JA3 == "" {
+		t.Error("JA3 should be populated even with truncated extension")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSanitizeClientHelloExtensions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("valid payload returns nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		valid := buildMinimalClientHelloForTest()
+		result := sanitizeClientHelloExtensions(valid)
+		if result != nil {
+			t.Error("should return nil for valid payload (no fix needed)")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("truncated extension is fixed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		truncated := buildClientHelloWithTruncatedExtension()
+		result := sanitizeClientHelloExtensions(truncated)
+		if result == nil {
+			t.Fatal("should return sanitized payload")
+		}
+		// The sanitized payload should be parseable by the library
+		fp, err := tlsfingerprint.ParseClientHello(result)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("sanitized payload should parse without error, got: %v", err)
+		}
+		if fp == nil {
+			t.Fatal("sanitized payload should produce a fingerprint")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("too short returns nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if sanitizeClientHelloExtensions([]byte{0x16}) != nil {
+			t.Error("should return nil for short payload")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-TLS returns nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if sanitizeClientHelloExtensions([]byte{0x15, 0x03, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00}) != nil {
+			t.Error("should return nil for non-TLS payload")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// TestExtractJA4Hash_Standard tests the hash extraction from a standard JA4 string.
+func TestExtractJA4Hash_Standard(t *testing.T) {
+ja4 := "t13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775"
+got := extractJA4Hash(ja4)
+expected := "8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775"
+if got != expected {
+t.Errorf("extractJA4Hash(%q) = %q, want %q", ja4, got, expected)
+}
+}
+
+// TestExtractJA4Hash_NoUnderscore tests that no underscore returns empty string.
+func TestExtractJA4Hash_NoUnderscore(t *testing.T) {
+got := extractJA4Hash("nounderscore")
+if got != "" {
+t.Errorf("expected empty string for no underscore, got %q", got)
+}
+}
+
+// TestExtractJA4Hash_Empty tests that empty string returns empty string.
+func TestExtractJA4Hash_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+got := extractJA4Hash("")
+if got != "" {
+t.Errorf("expected empty string for empty input, got %q", got)
+}
+}
+
+// TestFromClientHello_NilPayloadExplicit tests that nil payload (empty) returns error.
+func TestFromClientHello_NilPayloadExplicit(t *testing.T) {
+engine := NewEngine()
+_, err := engine.FromClientHello(api.TLSClientHello{
+SrcIP:   "1.2.3.4",
+SrcPort: 12345,
+DstIP:   "5.6.7.8",
+DstPort: 443,
+Payload: nil,
+})
+if err == nil {
+t.Error("expected error for nil payload")
+}
+}
+
+// TestFromClientHello_SingleByte tests that single byte payload returns error.
+func TestFromClientHello_SingleByte(t *testing.T) {
+engine := NewEngine()
+_, err := engine.FromClientHello(api.TLSClientHello{
+Payload: []byte{0x16},
+})
+if err == nil {
+t.Error("expected error for single-byte payload")
+}
+}
+
+// TestFromClientHello_ErrorContainsAddresses tests that error message includes addresses.
+func TestFromClientHello_ErrorContainsAddresses(t *testing.T) {
+engine := NewEngine()
+_, err := engine.FromClientHello(api.TLSClientHello{
+SrcIP:   "192.168.1.100",
+SrcPort: 54321,
+DstIP:   "10.0.0.1",
+DstPort: 443,
+ConnID:  "test-conn-id",
+Payload: []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}, // invalid
+})
+if err == nil {
+t.Fatal("expected error for invalid payload")
+}
+if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "192.168.1.100") {
+t.Errorf("expected error to contain src IP, got: %v", err)
+}
+}
+
+// TestSanitizeClientHelloExtensions_NilInput tests nil input returns nil.
+func TestSanitizeClientHelloExtensions_NilInput(t *testing.T) {
+if sanitizeClientHelloExtensions(nil) != nil {
+t.Error("nil input should return nil")
+}
+}
+
+// TestSanitizeClientHelloExtensions_EmptyInput tests empty input returns nil.
+func TestSanitizeClientHelloExtensions_EmptyInput(t *testing.T) {
+if sanitizeClientHelloExtensions([]byte{}) != nil {
+t.Error("empty input should return nil")
+}
+}
+
+// TestJA4HashExtraction_ConsistentWithFullParse verifies JA4Hash is the tail of JA4 string.
+func TestJA4HashExtraction_ConsistentWithFullParse(t *testing.T) {
+// Any JA4 string with exactly one underscore should work
+ja4 := "t12d4562h0_somehash"
+hash := extractJA4Hash(ja4)
+if !strings.HasPrefix(ja4, "t12") {
+t.Skip("precondition failed")
+}
+if hash != "somehash" {
+t.Errorf("expected 'somehash', got %q", hash)
+}
+}
+
+// Compile-time check: EngineImpl satisfies api.Engine.
+var _ interface {
+FromClientHello(api.TLSClientHello) (*api.Fingerprints, error)
+} = (*EngineImpl)(nil)

services/sentinel/internal/integration/pipeline_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+// Package integration provides integration tests for the full ja4sentinel pipeline
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/internal/fingerprint"
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/internal/output"
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/internal/tlsparse"
+)
+
+// TestFullPipeline_TLSClientHelloToFingerprint tests the pipeline from TLS ClientHello to fingerprint
+func TestFullPipeline_TLSClientHelloToFingerprint(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a minimal TLS 1.2 ClientHello for testing
+	clientHello := buildMinimalTLSClientHello()
+
+	// Step 1: Parse the ClientHello
+	parser := tlsparse.NewParser()
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("NewParser() returned nil")
+	}
+	defer parser.Close()
+
+	// Create a raw packet with the ClientHello
+	rawPacket := api.RawPacket{
+		Data:      buildEthernetIPPacket(clientHello),
+		Timestamp: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+	}
+
+	// Process the packet
+	ch, err := parser.Process(rawPacket)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Process() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if ch == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Process() returned nil ClientHello")
+	}
+
+	// Step 2: Generate fingerprints
+	engine := fingerprint.NewEngine()
+	if engine == nil {
+		t.Fatal("NewEngine() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	fp, err := engine.FromClientHello(*ch)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FromClientHello() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if fp == nil {
+		t.Fatal("FromClientHello() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	// Verify fingerprints are populated
+	if fp.JA4 == "" {
+		t.Error("JA4 should be populated")
+	}
+	if fp.JA3 == "" {
+		t.Error("JA3 should be populated")
+	}
+	if fp.JA3Hash == "" {
+		t.Error("JA3Hash should be populated")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFullPipeline_FingerprintToOutput tests the pipeline from fingerprint to output
+func TestFullPipeline_FingerprintToOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create test data
+	clientHello := api.TLSClientHello{
+		SrcIP:   "192.168.1.100",
+		SrcPort: 54321,
+		DstIP:   "10.0.0.1",
+		DstPort: 443,
+		IPMeta: api.IPMeta{
+			TTL:         64,
+			TotalLength: 512,
+			IPID:        12345,
+			DF:          true,
+		},
+		TCPMeta: api.TCPMeta{
+			WindowSize:  65535,
+			MSS:         1460,
+			WindowScale: 7,
+			Options:     []string{"MSS", "SACK", "TS", "WS"},
+		},
+		ConnID:     "test-flow-123",
+		SNI:        "example.com",
+		ALPN:       "h2",
+		TLSVersion: "1.3",
+		SynToCHMs:  uint32Ptr(50),
+	}
+
+	// Create fingerprints
+	fingerprints := &api.Fingerprints{
+		JA4:     "t13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775",
+		JA4Hash: "8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775",
+		JA3:     "771,4865-4866-4867,0-23-65281-10-11-35-16-5-13-18-51-45-43-27-17513,29-23-24,0",
+		JA3Hash: "a0e6f06c7a6d15e5e3f0f0e6f06c7a6d",
+	}
+
+	// Step 1: Create LogRecord
+	logRecord := api.NewLogRecord(clientHello, fingerprints)
+	logRecord.SensorID = "test-sensor"
+
+	// Step 2: Write to output (stdout writer for testing)
+	writer := output.NewStdoutWriter()
+	if writer == nil {
+		t.Fatal("NewStdoutWriter() returned nil")
+	}
+
+	// Capture stdout by using a buffer (we can't easily test stdout, so we verify the record)
+	// Instead, verify the LogRecord is valid JSON
+	data, err := json.Marshal(logRecord)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("json.Marshal() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify JSON is valid and contains expected fields
+	var result map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("json.Unmarshal() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify key fields
+	if result["src_ip"] != "192.168.1.100" {
+		t.Errorf("src_ip = %v, want 192.168.1.100", result["src_ip"])
+	}
+	if result["src_port"] != float64(54321) {
+		t.Errorf("src_port = %v, want 54321", result["src_port"])
+	}
+	if result["ja4"] != "t13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775" {
+		t.Errorf("ja4 = %v, want t13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_02cb136f2775", result["ja4"])
+	}
+	if result["tls_sni"] != "example.com" {
+		t.Errorf("tls_sni = %v, want example.com", result["tls_sni"])
+	}
+	if result["sensor_id"] != "test-sensor" {
+		t.Errorf("sensor_id = %v, want test-sensor", result["sensor_id"])
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFullPipeline_EndToEnd tests the complete pipeline with file output
+func TestFullPipeline_EndToEnd(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	outputPath := tmpDir + "/output.log"
+
+	// Create test ClientHello
+	clientHello := buildMinimalTLSClientHello()
+
+	// Step 1: Parse
+	parser := tlsparse.NewParser()
+	defer parser.Close()
+
+	rawPacket := api.RawPacket{
+		Data:      buildEthernetIPPacket(clientHello),
+		Timestamp: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+	}
+
+	ch, err := parser.Process(rawPacket)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Process() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Step 2: Fingerprint
+	engine := fingerprint.NewEngine()
+	fp, err := engine.FromClientHello(*ch)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FromClientHello() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Step 3: Create LogRecord
+	logRecord := api.NewLogRecord(*ch, fp)
+	logRecord.SensorID = "test-sensor-e2e"
+
+	// Step 4: Write to file
+	fileWriter, err := output.NewFileWriter(outputPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewFileWriter() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	defer fileWriter.Close()
+
+	err = fileWriter.Write(logRecord)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Write() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify output file
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(outputPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Output file is empty")
+	}
+
+	// Parse and verify
+	var result api.LogRecord
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("json.Unmarshal() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.SensorID != "test-sensor-e2e" {
+		t.Errorf("SensorID = %v, want test-sensor-e2e", result.SensorID)
+	}
+	if result.JA4 == "" {
+		t.Error("JA4 should be populated")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFullPipeline_MultiOutput tests writing to multiple outputs simultaneously
+func TestFullPipeline_MultiOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	filePath := tmpDir + "/multi.log"
+
+	// Create multi-writer
+	multiWriter := output.NewMultiWriter()
+	multiWriter.Add(output.NewStdoutWriter())
+
+	fileWriter, err := output.NewFileWriter(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewFileWriter() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	multiWriter.Add(fileWriter)
+
+	// Create test record
+	logRecord := api.LogRecord{
+		SrcIP:   "192.168.1.1",
+		SrcPort: 12345,
+		JA4:     "test-multi-output",
+	}
+
+	// Write to all outputs
+	err = multiWriter.Write(logRecord)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Write() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify file output
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("File output is empty")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFullPipeline_ConfigToOutput tests building output from config
+func TestFullPipeline_ConfigToOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create config with multiple outputs
+	config := api.AppConfig{
+		Core: api.Config{
+			Interface:   "eth0",
+			ListenPorts: []uint16{443},
+		},
+		Outputs: []api.OutputConfig{
+			{
+				Type:        "stdout",
+				Enabled:     true,
+				AsyncBuffer: 1000,
+			},
+			{
+				Type:        "file",
+				Enabled:     true,
+				AsyncBuffer: 1000,
+				Params:      map[string]string{"path": tmpDir + "/config-output.log"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Build writer from config
+	builder := output.NewBuilder()
+	writer, err := builder.NewFromConfig(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewFromConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify writer is MultiWriter
+	_, ok := writer.(*output.MultiWriter)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Expected MultiWriter")
+	}
+
+	// Test writing
+	logRecord := api.LogRecord{
+		SrcIP: "192.168.1.1",
+		JA4:   "test-config-output",
+	}
+
+	err = writer.Write(logRecord)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Write() error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper functions
+
+// buildMinimalTLSClientHello creates a minimal TLS 1.2 ClientHello for testing
+func buildMinimalTLSClientHello() []byte {
+	// Cipher suites
+	cipherSuites := []byte{0x00, 0x04, 0x13, 0x01, 0x13, 0x02, 0xc0, 0x2f}
+	compressionMethods := []byte{0x01, 0x00}
+	extensions := []byte{}
+	extLen := len(extensions)
+
+	handshakeBody := []byte{
+		0x03, 0x03, // Version: TLS 1.2
+	}
+	// Random (32 bytes)
+	for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
+		handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, 0x00)
+	}
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, 0x00) // Session ID length
+
+	// Cipher suites
+	cipherSuiteLen := len(cipherSuites)
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, byte(cipherSuiteLen>>8), byte(cipherSuiteLen))
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, cipherSuites...)
+
+	// Compression methods
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, compressionMethods...)
+
+	// Extensions
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, byte(extLen>>8), byte(extLen))
+	handshakeBody = append(handshakeBody, extensions...)
+
+	// Build handshake
+	handshakeLen := len(handshakeBody)
+	handshake := append([]byte{
+		0x01, // Handshake type: ClientHello
+		byte(handshakeLen >> 16), byte(handshakeLen >> 8), byte(handshakeLen),
+	}, handshakeBody...)
+
+	// Build TLS record
+	recordLen := len(handshake)
+	record := make([]byte, 5+recordLen)
+	record[0] = 0x16 // Handshake
+	record[1] = 0x03 // Version: TLS 1.2
+	record[2] = 0x03
+	record[3] = byte(recordLen >> 8)
+	record[4] = byte(recordLen)
+	copy(record[5:], handshake)
+
+	return record
+}
+
+// buildEthernetIPPacket wraps a TLS payload in Ethernet/IP/TCP headers
+func buildEthernetIPPacket(tlsPayload []byte) []byte {
+	// This is a simplified packet structure for testing
+	// Real packets would have proper Ethernet, IP, and TCP headers
+
+	// Ethernet header (14 bytes)
+	eth := make([]byte, 14)
+	eth[12] = 0x08 // EtherType: IPv4
+	eth[13] = 0x00
+
+	// IP header (20 bytes)
+	ip := make([]byte, 20)
+	ip[0] = 0x45 // Version 4, IHL 5
+	ip[1] = 0x00 // DSCP/ECN
+	ip[2] = byte((20 + 20 + len(tlsPayload)) >> 8) // Total length
+	ip[3] = byte((20 + 20 + len(tlsPayload)) & 0xFF)
+	ip[8] = 64 // TTL
+	ip[9] = 6  // Protocol: TCP
+	ip[12] = 192
+	ip[13] = 168
+	ip[14] = 1
+	ip[15] = 100 // Src IP: 192.168.1.100
+	ip[16] = 10
+	ip[17] = 0
+	ip[18] = 0
+	ip[19] = 1 // Dst IP: 10.0.0.1
+
+	// TCP header (20 bytes)
+	tcp := make([]byte, 20)
+	tcp[0] = byte(54321 >> 8) // Src port high
+	tcp[1] = byte(54321 & 0xFF) // Src port low
+	tcp[2] = byte(443 >> 8) // Dst port high
+	tcp[3] = byte(443 & 0xFF) // Dst port low
+	tcp[12] = 0x50 // Data offset (5 * 4 = 20 bytes)
+	tcp[13] = 0x18 // Flags: ACK, PSH
+
+	// Combine all headers with payload
+	packet := make([]byte, len(eth)+len(ip)+len(tcp)+len(tlsPayload))
+	copy(packet, eth)
+	copy(packet[len(eth):], ip)
+	copy(packet[len(eth)+len(ip):], tcp)
+	copy(packet[len(eth)+len(ip)+len(tcp):], tlsPayload)
+
+	return packet
+}
+
+func uint32Ptr(v uint32) *uint32 {
+	return &v
+}

services/sentinel/internal/ipfilter/ipfilter.go

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Package ipfilter provides IP address and CIDR range matching for filtering.
+// Implementation is delegated to shared/go/ja4common/ipfilter to avoid duplication.
+package ipfilter
+
+import jaipfilter "github.com/antitbone/ja4/ja4common/ipfilter"
+
+// Filter is a type alias for ja4common/ipfilter.Filter.
+// All methods (New, ShouldExclude, Count) are inherited from the shared module.
+type Filter = jaipfilter.Filter
+
+// New creates a new IP filter from a list of IP addresses or CIDR ranges.
+// Accepts formats like: "192.168.1.1", "10.0.0.0/8", "2001:db8::/32"
+func New(excludeList []string) (*Filter, error) {
+	return jaipfilter.New(excludeList)
+}

services/sentinel/internal/ipfilter/ipfilter_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+package ipfilter
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestFilter_New(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		list    []string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "empty list",
+			list:    []string{},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "single IP",
+			list:    []string{"192.168.1.1"},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "single CIDR",
+			list:    []string{"10.0.0.0/8"},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "mixed IPs and CIDRs",
+			list:    []string{"192.168.1.1", "10.0.0.0/8", "172.16.0.0/12"},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid IP",
+			list:    []string{"999.999.999.999"},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid CIDR",
+			list:    []string{"10.0.0.0/33"},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "IPv6 address",
+			list:    []string{"2001:db8::1"},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "IPv6 CIDR",
+			list:    []string{"2001:db8::/32"},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			f, err := New(tt.list)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("New() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if err == nil && f == nil {
+				t.Error("New() should return non-nil filter on success")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilter_ShouldExclude(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := New([]string{
+		"192.168.1.1",
+		"10.0.0.0/8",
+		"172.16.0.0/12",
+		"2001:db8::1",
+		"fc00::/7",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		ip   string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		// Exact IP matches
+		{"exact match", "192.168.1.1", true},
+		{"exact IPv6 match", "2001:db8::1", true},
+
+		// CIDR matches
+		{"CIDR match 10.0.0.1", "10.0.0.1", true},
+		{"CIDR match 10.255.255.255", "10.255.255.255", true},
+		{"CIDR match 172.16.0.1", "172.16.0.1", true},
+		{"CIDR match 172.31.255.255", "172.31.255.255", true},
+		{"CIDR IPv6 match", "fc00::1", true},
+
+		// No matches
+		{"no match 192.168.2.1", "192.168.2.1", false},
+		{"no match 11.0.0.1", "11.0.0.1", false},
+		{"no match 172.32.0.1", "172.32.0.1", false},
+		{"no match 8.8.8.8", "8.8.8.8", false},
+
+		// Invalid IP
+		{"invalid IP", "invalid", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := f.ShouldExclude(tt.ip); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("ShouldExclude(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.ip, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilter_ShouldExclude_NilFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	var f *Filter
+	if f.ShouldExclude("192.168.1.1") {
+		t.Error("ShouldExclude on nil filter should return false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilter_Count(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := New([]string{
+		"192.168.1.1",
+		"10.0.0.1",
+		"10.0.0.0/8",
+		"172.16.0.0/12",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ips, networks := f.Count()
+	if ips != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Count() ips = %d, want 2", ips)
+	}
+	if networks != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Count() networks = %d, want 2", networks)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilter_EmptyEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := New([]string{"", "192.168.1.1", ""})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ips, _ := f.Count()
+	if ips != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Count() ips = %d, want 1 (empty entries should be skipped)", ips)
+	}
+
+	if !f.ShouldExclude("192.168.1.1") {
+		t.Error("Should exclude 192.168.1.1")
+	}
+	if f.ShouldExclude("192.168.1.2") {
+		t.Error("Should not exclude 192.168.1.2")
+	}
+}

services/sentinel/internal/logging/logger_factory.go

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Package logging provides a factory for creating loggers
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+)
+
+// LoggerFactory creates logger instances
+type LoggerFactory struct{}
+
+// NewLogger creates a new logger based on configuration
+func (f *LoggerFactory) NewLogger(level string) api.Logger {
+	return NewServiceLogger(level)
+}
+
+// NewDefaultLogger creates a logger with default settings
+func (f *LoggerFactory) NewDefaultLogger() api.Logger {
+	return NewServiceLogger("info")
+}

services/sentinel/internal/logging/service_logger.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Package logging provides structured logging for the sentinel service.
+// Implementation is delegated to shared/go/ja4common/logger to avoid duplication.
+package logging
+
+import (
+	jalogger "github.com/antitbone/ja4/ja4common/logger"
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+)
+
+// ServiceLogger satisfies api.Logger using ja4common/logger.ComponentLogger.
+// This avoids duplicating logging logic that is now shared across all ja4-platform services.
+type ServiceLogger struct {
+	inner *jalogger.ComponentLogger
+}
+
+// NewServiceLogger creates a new ServiceLogger backed by ja4common.
+func NewServiceLogger(level string) *ServiceLogger {
+	return &ServiceLogger{inner: jalogger.NewComponentLogger(level)}
+}
+
+// Log emits a structured log entry for the given component.
+func (l *ServiceLogger) Log(component, level, message string, details map[string]string) {
+	l.inner.Log(component, level, message, details)
+}
+
+// Debug logs a debug entry for the given component.
+func (l *ServiceLogger) Debug(component, message string, details map[string]string) {
+	l.inner.Debug(component, message, details)
+}
+
+// Info logs an info entry for the given component.
+func (l *ServiceLogger) Info(component, message string, details map[string]string) {
+	l.inner.Info(component, message, details)
+}
+
+// Warn logs a warning entry for the given component.
+func (l *ServiceLogger) Warn(component, message string, details map[string]string) {
+	l.inner.Warn(component, message, details)
+}
+
+// Error logs an error entry for the given component.
+func (l *ServiceLogger) Error(component, message string, details map[string]string) {
+	l.inner.Error(component, message, details)
+}
+
+// compile-time check: ServiceLogger must satisfy api.Logger
+var _ api.Logger = (*ServiceLogger)(nil)

services/sentinel/internal/logging/service_logger_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Package logging tests — behavioral tests for ServiceLogger.
+// Since ServiceLogger delegates to ja4common/logger.ComponentLogger,
+// we test behavior (no-panic, interface satisfaction, level filtering)
+// rather than internal output buffering.
+package logging_test
+
+import (
+"testing"
+
+"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/internal/logging"
+)
+
+func TestNewServiceLogger_NonNil(t *testing.T) {
+logger := logging.NewServiceLogger("info")
+if logger == nil {
+t.Fatal("expected non-nil logger")
+}
+}
+
+func TestServiceLogger_ImplementsApiLogger(t *testing.T) {
+logger := logging.NewServiceLogger("debug")
+var _ api.Logger = logger // compile-time check
+}
+
+func TestServiceLogger_AllLevels_NoPanic(t *testing.T) {
+levels := []string{"debug", "info", "warn", "error", "invalid"}
+for _, level := range levels {
+t.Run(level, func(t *testing.T) {
+logger := logging.NewServiceLogger(level)
+logger.Debug("comp", "debug msg", map[string]string{"k": "v"})
+logger.Info("comp", "info msg", nil)
+logger.Warn("comp", "warn msg", map[string]string{"x": "y"})
+logger.Error("comp", "error msg", nil)
+})
+}
+}
+
+func TestServiceLogger_WithDetails(t *testing.T) {
+logger := logging.NewServiceLogger("debug")
+details := map[string]string{"error": "test error", "trace_id": "abc123"}
+logger.Info("service", "test message", details)
+}
+
+func TestServiceLogger_NilDetails(t *testing.T) {
+logger := logging.NewServiceLogger("debug")
+logger.Info("service", "test message", nil)
+}
+
+func TestServiceLogger_ConcurrentLogging(t *testing.T) {
+logger := logging.NewServiceLogger("debug")
+done := make(chan bool)
+for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+go func(id int) {
+logger.Info("service", "concurrent message", map[string]string{"id": string(rune('0'+id))})
+done <- true
+}(i)
+}
+for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+<-done
+}
+}
+
+func TestLoggerFactory(t *testing.T) {
+factory := &logging.LoggerFactory{}
+levels := []string{"debug", "info", "warn", "error"}
+for _, level := range levels {
+t.Run(level, func(t *testing.T) {
+logger := factory.NewLogger(level)
+if logger == nil {
+t.Fatalf("NewLogger(%q) returned nil", level)
+}
+})
+}
+logger := factory.NewDefaultLogger()
+if logger == nil {
+t.Fatal("NewDefaultLogger() returned nil")
+}
+}

services/sentinel/internal/output/writers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,644 @@
+// Package output provides writers for ja4sentinel log records
+package output
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/antitbone/ja4/sentinel/api"
+)
+
+// Socket configuration constants
+const (
+	// DefaultDialTimeout is the default timeout for socket connections
+	DefaultDialTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+	// DefaultWriteTimeout is the default timeout for socket writes
+	DefaultWriteTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+	// DefaultMaxReconnectAttempts is the maximum number of reconnection attempts
+	DefaultMaxReconnectAttempts = 3
+	// DefaultReconnectBackoff is the initial backoff duration for reconnection
+	DefaultReconnectBackoff = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	// DefaultMaxReconnectBackoff is the maximum backoff duration
+	DefaultMaxReconnectBackoff = 2 * time.Second
+	// DefaultQueueSize is the size of the write queue for async writes
+	DefaultQueueSize = 1000
+	// DefaultMaxFileSize is the default maximum file size in bytes before rotation (100MB)
+	DefaultMaxFileSize = 100 * 1024 * 1024
+	// DefaultMaxBackups is the default number of backup files to keep
+	DefaultMaxBackups = 3
+)
+
+// StdoutWriter writes log records to stdout
+type StdoutWriter struct {
+	encoder *json.Encoder
+	mutex   sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewStdoutWriter creates a new stdout writer
+func NewStdoutWriter() *StdoutWriter {
+	return &StdoutWriter{
+		encoder: json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout),
+	}
+}
+
+// Write writes a log record to stdout
+func (w *StdoutWriter) Write(rec api.LogRecord) error {
+	w.mutex.Lock()
+	defer w.mutex.Unlock()
+	return w.encoder.Encode(rec)
+}
+
+// Close closes the writer (no-op for stdout)
+func (w *StdoutWriter) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// FileWriter writes log records to a file with rotation support
+type FileWriter struct {
+	file          *os.File
+	encoder       *json.Encoder
+	mutex         sync.Mutex
+	path          string
+	maxSize       int64
+	maxBackups    int
+	currentSize   int64
+	errorCallback ErrorCallback
+	failuresMu    sync.Mutex
+	failures      int
+}
+
+// FileWriterOption is a function type for configuring FileWriter
+type FileWriterOption func(*FileWriter)
+
+// WithFileErrorCallback sets an error callback for file write errors
+func WithFileErrorCallback(cb ErrorCallback) FileWriterOption {
+	return func(w *FileWriter) {
+		w.errorCallback = cb
+	}
+}
+
+// NewFileWriter creates a new file writer with rotation
+func NewFileWriter(path string) (*FileWriter, error) {
+	return NewFileWriterWithConfig(path, DefaultMaxFileSize, DefaultMaxBackups)
+}
+
+// NewFileWriterWithConfig creates a new file writer with custom rotation config
+func NewFileWriterWithConfig(path string, maxSize int64, maxBackups int, opts ...FileWriterOption) (*FileWriter, error) {
+	// Create directory if it doesn't exist
+	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create directory %s: %w", dir, err)
+	}
+
+	// Open file with secure permissions (owner read/write only)
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open file %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	// Get current file size
+	info, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		file.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to stat file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	w := &FileWriter{
+		file:        file,
+		encoder:     json.NewEncoder(file),
+		path:        path,
+		maxSize:     maxSize,
+		maxBackups:  maxBackups,
+		currentSize: info.Size(),
+	}
+
+	// Apply options (for error callback)
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(w)
+	}
+
+	return w, nil
+}
+
+// rotate rotates the log file if it exceeds the max size
+func (w *FileWriter) rotate() error {
+	if err := w.file.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to close file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Rotate existing backups
+	for i := w.maxBackups; i > 1; i-- {
+		oldPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", w.path, i-1)
+		newPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", w.path, i)
+		os.Rename(oldPath, newPath) // Ignore errors - file may not exist
+	}
+
+	// Move current file to .1
+	backupPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.1", w.path)
+	if err := os.Rename(w.path, backupPath); err != nil {
+		// If rename fails, just truncate
+		if err := os.Truncate(w.path, 0); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to truncate file: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Open new file
+	newFile, err := os.OpenFile(w.path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open new file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	w.file = newFile
+	w.encoder = json.NewEncoder(newFile)
+	w.currentSize = 0
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Write writes a log record to the file
+func (w *FileWriter) Write(rec api.LogRecord) error {
+	w.mutex.Lock()
+	defer w.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	// Check if rotation is needed
+	if w.currentSize >= w.maxSize {
+		if err := w.rotate(); err != nil {
+			w.reportError(fmt.Errorf("failed to rotate file: %w", err))
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to rotate file: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Encode to buffer first to get size
+	data, err := json.Marshal(rec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal record: %w", err)
+	}
+	data = append(data, '\n')
+
+	// Write to file
+	n, err := w.file.Write(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.reportError(fmt.Errorf("failed to write to file: %w", err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to file: %w", err)
+	}
+	w.currentSize += int64(n)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// reportError reports a file write error via the configured callback
+func (w *FileWriter) reportError(err error) {
+	if w.errorCallback != nil {
+		w.failuresMu.Lock()
+		w.failures++
+		failures := w.failures
+		w.failuresMu.Unlock()
+		w.errorCallback(w.path, err, failures)
+	}
+}
+
+// Close closes the file
+func (w *FileWriter) Close() error {
+	w.mutex.Lock()
+	defer w.mutex.Unlock()
+	if w.file != nil {
+		return w.file.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Reopen reopens the log file (for logrotate support)
+func (w *FileWriter) Reopen() error {
+	w.mutex.Lock()
+	defer w.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if err := w.file.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to close file during reopen: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Open new file
+	newFile, err := os.OpenFile(w.path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to reopen file %s: %w", w.path, err)
+	}
+
+	w.file = newFile
+	w.encoder = json.NewEncoder(newFile)
+	w.currentSize = 0
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ErrorCallback is a function type for reporting socket connection errors
+type ErrorCallback func(socketPath string, err error, attempt int)
+
+// UnixSocketWriter writes log records to a UNIX socket with reconnection logic
+// No internal logging - only LogRecord JSON data is sent to the socket
+type UnixSocketWriter struct {
+	socketPath        string
+	conn              net.Conn
+	mutex             sync.Mutex
+	dialTimeout       time.Duration
+	writeTimeout      time.Duration
+	maxReconnects     int
+	reconnectBackoff  time.Duration
+	maxBackoff        time.Duration
+	queue             chan []byte
+	queueClose        chan struct{}
+	queueDone         chan struct{}
+	closeOnce         sync.Once
+	isClosed          bool
+	pendingWrites     [][]byte
+	pendingMu         sync.Mutex
+	errorCallback     ErrorCallback
+	consecutiveFailures int
+	failuresMu        sync.Mutex
+	networkType       string // "unix" for STREAM, "unixgram" for DGRAM
+}
+
+// NewUnixSocketWriter creates a new UNIX socket writer with reconnection logic
+func NewUnixSocketWriter(socketPath string) (*UnixSocketWriter, error) {
+	return NewUnixSocketWriterWithConfig(socketPath, DefaultDialTimeout, DefaultWriteTimeout, DefaultQueueSize)
+}
+
+// UnixSocketWriterOption is a function type for configuring UnixSocketWriter
+type UnixSocketWriterOption func(*UnixSocketWriter)
+
+// WithErrorCallback sets an error callback for socket connection errors
+func WithErrorCallback(cb ErrorCallback) UnixSocketWriterOption {
+	return func(w *UnixSocketWriter) {
+		w.errorCallback = cb
+	}
+}
+
+// NewUnixSocketWriterWithConfig creates a new UNIX socket writer with custom configuration
+func NewUnixSocketWriterWithConfig(socketPath string, dialTimeout, writeTimeout time.Duration, queueSize int, opts ...UnixSocketWriterOption) (*UnixSocketWriter, error) {
+	w := &UnixSocketWriter{
+		socketPath:       socketPath,
+		dialTimeout:      dialTimeout,
+		writeTimeout:     writeTimeout,
+		maxReconnects:    DefaultMaxReconnectAttempts,
+		reconnectBackoff: DefaultReconnectBackoff,
+		maxBackoff:       DefaultMaxReconnectBackoff,
+		queue:            make(chan []byte, queueSize),
+		queueClose:       make(chan struct{}),
+		queueDone:        make(chan struct{}),
+		pendingWrites:    make([][]byte, 0),
+	}
+
+	// Apply options
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(w)
+	}
+
+	// Start the queue processor
+	go w.processQueue()
+
+	// Try initial connection silently (socket may not exist yet - that's okay)
+	// Use unixgram (DGRAM) for connectionless UDP-like socket communication
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("unixgram", socketPath, w.dialTimeout)
+	if err == nil {
+		w.conn = conn
+	}
+
+	return w, nil
+}
+
+// processQueue handles queued writes with reconnection logic
+func (w *UnixSocketWriter) processQueue() {
+	defer close(w.queueDone)
+
+	backoff := w.reconnectBackoff
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case data, ok := <-w.queue:
+			if !ok {
+				// Channel closed, drain remaining data
+				w.flushPendingData()
+				return
+			}
+
+			if err := w.writeWithReconnect(data); err != nil {
+				w.failuresMu.Lock()
+				w.consecutiveFailures++
+				failures := w.consecutiveFailures
+				w.failuresMu.Unlock()
+
+				// Report error via callback if configured
+				w.reportError(err, failures)
+
+				// Queue for retry
+				w.pendingMu.Lock()
+				if len(w.pendingWrites) < DefaultQueueSize {
+					w.pendingWrites = append(w.pendingWrites, data)
+				}
+				w.pendingMu.Unlock()
+
+				// Exponential backoff
+				if failures > w.maxReconnects {
+					time.Sleep(backoff)
+					backoff *= 2
+					if backoff > w.maxBackoff {
+						backoff = w.maxBackoff
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				w.failuresMu.Lock()
+				w.consecutiveFailures = 0
+				w.failuresMu.Unlock()
+				backoff = w.reconnectBackoff
+				// Try to flush pending data
+				w.flushPendingData()
+			}
+
+		case <-w.queueClose:
+			w.flushPendingData()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// reportError reports a socket connection error via the configured callback
+func (w *UnixSocketWriter) reportError(err error, attempt int) {
+	if w.errorCallback != nil {
+		w.errorCallback(w.socketPath, err, attempt)
+	}
+}
+
+// flushPendingData attempts to write any pending data
+func (w *UnixSocketWriter) flushPendingData() {
+	w.pendingMu.Lock()
+	pending := w.pendingWrites
+	w.pendingWrites = make([][]byte, 0)
+	w.pendingMu.Unlock()
+
+	for _, data := range pending {
+		if err := w.writeWithReconnect(data); err != nil {
+			// Put it back for next flush attempt
+			w.pendingMu.Lock()
+			if len(w.pendingWrites) < DefaultQueueSize {
+				w.pendingWrites = append(w.pendingWrites, data)
+			}
+			w.pendingMu.Unlock()
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// writeWithReconnect attempts to write data with reconnection logic
+func (w *UnixSocketWriter) writeWithReconnect(data []byte) error {
+	w.mutex.Lock()
+	defer w.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	ensureConn := func() error {
+		if w.conn != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Use unixgram (DGRAM) for connectionless UDP-like socket communication
+		conn, err := net.DialTimeout("unixgram", w.socketPath, w.dialTimeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to socket %s: %w", w.socketPath, err)
+		}
+		w.conn = conn
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := ensureConn(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := w.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(w.writeTimeout)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set write deadline: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := w.conn.Write(data); err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Connection failed, try to reconnect
+	_ = w.conn.Close()
+	w.conn = nil
+
+	if err := ensureConn(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to reconnect: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := w.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(w.writeTimeout)); err != nil {
+		_ = w.conn.Close()
+		w.conn = nil
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set write deadline after reconnect: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := w.conn.Write(data); err != nil {
+		_ = w.conn.Close()
+		w.conn = nil
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write after reconnect: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Write writes a log record to the UNIX socket (non-blocking with queue).
+// Bug 12 fix: marshal JSON outside the lock, then hold mutex through both the
+// isClosed check AND the non-blocking channel send so Close() cannot close the
+// channel between those two operations.
+func (w *UnixSocketWriter) Write(rec api.LogRecord) error {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(rec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal record: %w", err)
+	}
+	data = append(data, '\n')
+
+	w.mutex.Lock()
+	defer w.mutex.Unlock()
+	if w.isClosed {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writer is closed")
+	}
+	select {
+	case w.queue <- data:
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("write queue is full, dropping message")
+	}
+}
+
+// Close closes the UNIX socket connection and stops the queue processor.
+// Bug 12 fix: set isClosed=true under mutex BEFORE closing the channel so a
+// concurrent Write() sees the flag and returns early instead of panicking on
+// a send-on-closed-channel.
+func (w *UnixSocketWriter) Close() error {
+	w.closeOnce.Do(func() {
+		w.mutex.Lock()
+		w.isClosed = true
+		w.mutex.Unlock()
+
+		close(w.queueClose)
+		<-w.queueDone
+		close(w.queue)
+
+		w.mutex.Lock()
+		if w.conn != nil {
+			w.conn.Close()
+			w.conn = nil
+		}
+		w.mutex.Unlock()
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+// MultiWriter combines multiple writers
+type MultiWriter struct {
+	writers []api.Writer
+	mutex   sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewMultiWriter creates a new multi-writer
+func NewMultiWriter() *MultiWriter {
+	return &MultiWriter{
+		writers: make([]api.Writer, 0),
+	}
+}
+
+// Write writes a log record to all writers
+func (mw *MultiWriter) Write(rec api.LogRecord) error {
+	mw.mutex.Lock()
+	defer mw.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	var lastErr error
+	for _, w := range mw.writers {
+		if err := w.Write(rec); err != nil {
+			lastErr = err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return lastErr
+}
+
+// Add adds a writer to the multi-writer
+func (mw *MultiWriter) Add(writer api.Writer) {
+	mw.mutex.Lock()
+	defer mw.mutex.Unlock()
+	mw.writers = append(mw.writers, writer)
+}
+
+// CloseAll closes all writers
+func (mw *MultiWriter) CloseAll() error {
+	mw.mutex.Lock()
+	defer mw.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	var lastErr error
+	for _, w := range mw.writers {
+		if closer, ok := w.(io.Closer); ok {
+			if err := closer.Close(); err != nil {
+				lastErr = err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return lastErr
+}
+
+// Reopen reopens all writers that support log rotation
+func (mw *MultiWriter) Reopen() error {
+	mw.mutex.Lock()
+	defer mw.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	var lastErr error
+	for _, w := range mw.writers {
+		if reopenable, ok := w.(api.Reopenable); ok {
+			if err := reopenable.Reopen(); err != nil {
+				lastErr = err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return lastErr
+}
+
+// BuilderImpl implements the api.Builder interface
+type BuilderImpl struct {
+	errorCallback ErrorCallback
+}
+
+// NewBuilder creates a new output builder
+func NewBuilder() *BuilderImpl {
+	return &BuilderImpl{}
+}
+
+// WithErrorCallback sets an error callback for all unix_socket and file writers created by this builder
+func (b *BuilderImpl) WithErrorCallback(cb ErrorCallback) *BuilderImpl {
+	b.errorCallback = cb
+	return b
+}
+
+// NewFromConfig constructs writers from AppConfig
+// Uses AsyncBuffer from OutputConfig if specified, otherwise uses DefaultQueueSize
+func (b *BuilderImpl) NewFromConfig(cfg api.AppConfig) (api.Writer, error) {
+	multiWriter := NewMultiWriter()
+
+	for _, outputCfg := range cfg.Outputs {
+		if !outputCfg.Enabled {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var writer api.Writer
+		var err error
+
+		// Determine queue size: use AsyncBuffer if specified, otherwise default
+		queueSize := DefaultQueueSize
+		if outputCfg.AsyncBuffer > 0 {
+			queueSize = outputCfg.AsyncBuffer
+		}
+
+		switch outputCfg.Type {
+		case "stdout":
+			writer = NewStdoutWriter()
+		case "file":
+			path := outputCfg.Params["path"]
+			if path == "" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("file output requires 'path' parameter")
+			}
+			// Build options list for file writer
+			var fileOpts []FileWriterOption
+			if b.errorCallback != nil {
+				fileOpts = append(fileOpts, WithFileErrorCallback(b.errorCallback))
+			}
+			writer, err = NewFileWriterWithConfig(path, DefaultMaxFileSize, DefaultMaxBackups, fileOpts...)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		case "unix_socket":
+			socketPath := outputCfg.Params["socket_path"]
+			if socketPath == "" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unix_socket output requires 'socket_path' parameter")
+			}
+			// Build options list
+			var opts []UnixSocketWriterOption
+			if b.errorCallback != nil {
+				opts = append(opts, WithErrorCallback(b.errorCallback))
+			}
+			writer, err = NewUnixSocketWriterWithConfig(socketPath, DefaultDialTimeout, DefaultWriteTimeout, queueSize, opts...)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown output type: %s", outputCfg.Type)
+		}
+
+		multiWriter.Add(writer)
+	}
+
+	// If no outputs configured, default to stdout
+	if len(multiWriter.writers) == 0 {
+		multiWriter.Add(NewStdoutWriter())
+	}
+
+	return multiWriter, nil
+}