Case study

lastwar-client: reconstructing Last War's network layer

lastwar-client reconstructs the network layer of the mobile game Last War: Survival Game in Go. Based on APK analysis and captured traffic, it implements GSL RSA/AES bootstrap, SFS2X framing and the SFSObject binary codec, and publishes a dossier of commands, fields and live observations.

Targets: Game · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 24
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: Go
License (GitHub): Apache-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires Go 1.27.3 as declared in go.mod.
Prerequisites: Reconnecting an established account needs session values from that account's own client login.
Limits: Some command paths are documented from static analysis and remain unconfirmed against the live service.
License: Apache-2.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{lastwar-client-case,
  title = {{lastwar-client: reconstructing Last War's network layer}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ljagiello/lastwar-client}},
  url = {https://github.com/ljagiello/lastwar-client},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/lastwar-client-case/}}
}

Plain text

lastwar-client: reconstructing Last War's network layer. https://github.com/ljagiello/lastwar-client (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/lastwar-client-case/

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README.md GitHub · ljagiello/lastwar-client · Revision b03a510
docs/README.md GitHub · ljagiello/lastwar-client · Revision b03a510