Magic-rs: A Memory-Safe, libmagic-Compatible File Type Detection Ecosystem
File identification has been a long-standing problem in software development, traditionally relying on legacy C code embedded within memory-safe applications. Magic-rs is a Rust ecosystem providing near-full compatibility with libmagic's file type detection while eliminating unsafe code. The ecosystem includes Python bindings and a CLI utility called wiza that we will demonstrate. We'll explore key advantages, architecture, and how you can use it in your projects or contribute to improving libmagic compatibility.
Quentin is a Rust developer at CIRCL. Inspired by his background in incident response and threat detection, he develops open-source security tools to solve practical problems. His main interests include threat detection, bug hunting, and building tools that help the security community.