--- title: Transparent Proxy Implementation using eBPF and Go description: A transparent proxy intercepts and redirects client requests without the need for client-side configuration, making it valuable for network management and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/transparent-proxy-implementation-using-ebpf-and-go-qz8d9qxmt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Transparent Proxy Implementation using eBPF and Go | daily.dev og:description: A transparent proxy intercepts and redirects client requests without the need for client-side configuration, making it valuable for network management and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/transparent-proxy-implementation-using-ebpf-and-go-qz8d9qxmt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Qz8D9QXmt.png og:image:alt: Transparent Proxy Implementation using eBPF and Go og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Transparent Proxy Implementation using eBPF and Go **[eBPF](https://daily.dev/sources/ebpf)** · 5 min read · 36 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A transparent proxy intercepts and redirects client requests without the need for client-side configuration, making it valuable for network management and security. Implementing this with eBPF and Golang, the post outlines three main eBPF programs for address replacement, source address recording, and forwarding based on original destination information. The performance evaluation indicates minimal impact on latency and CPU load, showcasing eBPF's efficiency for high-performance packet processing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#golang](https://daily.dev/tags/golang), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#performance](https://daily.dev/tags/performance), [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/transparent-proxy-implementation-using-ebpf-and-go-qz8d9qxmt) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Transparent Proxy Implementation using eBPF and Go","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/transparent-proxy-implementation-using-ebpf-and-go-qz8d9qxmt","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/transparent-proxy-implementation-using-ebpf-and-go-qz8d9qxmt"},"datePublished":"2024-09-11T12:20:47.470Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T03:30:05.071Z","description":"A transparent proxy intercepts and redirects client requests without the need for client-side configuration, making it valuable for network management and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/664bf7fd5316f24afa97a8d2c3bdd89d?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/664bf7fd5316f24afa97a8d2c3bdd89d?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"eBPF","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"eBPF","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/78b17376a4434e9ea1ccc2c52bd4b7d8","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ebpf"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/transparent-proxy-implementation-using-ebpf-and-go-qz8d9qxmt","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":36},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"golang,linux,networking,performance,security","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"eBPF","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ebpf"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Transparent Proxy Implementation using eBPF and Go"}]} ```