diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 597fc6c..decab3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ sudo apt-get install \
 
 ## Tools included
 
+### baddiefinder
+
+i2p netdb blocklist generator tool
+
+#### Usage
+
+see [here](baddiefinder)
+
+
 ### keygen
 
 Generate an i2p private key
diff --git a/baddiefinder/.gitignore b/baddiefinder/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1edc85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+*~
+*.pyc
+*\#*
+
+v/
+
+*.egg-info/
+
+build/
+dist/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/baddiefinder/README.md b/baddiefinder/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5abe938
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+++ b/baddiefinder/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# baddie detector
+
+i2p netdb blacklist generator tool
+
+## usage
+
+
+building:
+
+    python3 -m venv v
+	v/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+    v/bin/python setup.py install
+	
+	
+running:
+
+	v/bin/python -m baddiefinder
diff --git a/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/__main__.py b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa92c2f
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+++ b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#
+#
+#
+
+import netdb
+
+
+from argparse import ArgumentParser as AP
+
+from . import settings
+from . import filter
+from . import processor
+
+def main():
+    ap = AP()
+    ap.add_argument("--settings", default="baddies.ini")
+
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+    s = settings.load(args.settings)
+    fmax = s.get("thresholds", "max_floodfills_per_ip", fallback=5)
+    f = filter.FloodfillFilter(fmax)
+    p = processor.BaddieProcessor([f])
+    netdb.inspect(p.hook)
+    with open(s.get("output", "file", fallback="baddies.txt"), 'w') as f:
+        print ('wrote {} blocklist entries'.format(p.write_blocklist(f)))
+        
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/filter.py b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/filter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09621a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/filter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+from . import util
+
+class Filter:
+
+    name = "unnamed filter"
+    
+    def process(self, info):
+        """
+        process an info and return a string representation of a reason to add to blocklist
+        any other return value will cause this info to NOT be added to blocklist
+        """
+
+class FloodfillFilter(Filter):
+
+    name = "floodfill sybil detector"
+    
+    def __init__(self, fmax):
+        self._floodfills = dict()
+        self.fmax = int(fmax)
+
+    def process(self, info):
+        caps = util.getcaps(info)
+        if not caps:
+            return 
+        if b'f' not in caps:
+            return 
+        h = util.getaddress(info)
+        if h not in self._floodfills:
+            self._floodfills[h] = 0
+        self._floodfills[h] += 1
+        if self._floodfills[h] > self.fmax:
+            return '{} > {} floodfills per ip'.format(self._floodfills[h], self.fmax)
diff --git a/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/processor.py b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/processor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eeefef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/processor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from . import util
+
+import datetime
+
+class BaddieProcessor:
+
+    def __init__(self, filters):
+        self._filters = filters
+        self._baddies = dict()
+
+        
+    def hook(self, entry):
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        for f in self._filters:
+            reason = f.process(entry)
+            if reason is not None:
+                self.add_baddie(entry, 'detected by {} on {} ({})'.format(f.name, now.strftime("%c").replace(":",'-'), reason))
+
+    def add_baddie(self, entry, reason):
+        addr = util.getaddress(entry).decode('ascii')
+        self._baddies[addr] = reason 
+
+    def write_blocklist(self, f):
+        wrote = 0
+        f.write('# baddies blocklist generated on {}\n'.format(datetime.datetime.now()))
+        for k in self._baddies:
+            f.write('{}:{}\n'.format(self._baddies[k], k))
+            wrote += 1
+        return wrote
diff --git a/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/settings.py b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# baddiefinder settings wrapper
+#
+
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+
+def load(fname):
+    c = ConfigParser()
+    with open(fname) as f:
+        c.read_file(f, fname)
+    return c
diff --git a/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/util.py b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c4292d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/baddiefinder/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+def getaddress(info):
+    """
+    get ip address from router info dict
+    """
+    for addr in info.addrs:
+        opts = addr.options
+        if b'host' in opts:
+            h = opts[b'host']
+            if b':' not in h:
+                return h
+
+def getcaps(info):
+    """
+    extract router caps
+    """
+    if b'caps' in info.options:
+        return info.options[b'caps']
diff --git a/baddiefinder/baddies.ini b/baddiefinder/baddies.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a558c3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/baddies.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[thresholds]
+max_floodfills_per_ip = 3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/baddiefinder/netdb/__init__.py b/baddiefinder/netdb/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b16d9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/netdb/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .netdb import inspect 
diff --git a/baddiefinder/netdb/__main__.py b/baddiefinder/netdb/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3adbfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/netdb/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# main driver
+#
+
+
+from .netdb import inspect
+
+def print_entry(ent):
+    print (ent)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    inspect(hook=print_entry)
diff --git a/baddiefinder/netdb/netdb.py b/baddiefinder/netdb/netdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac735dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/netdb/netdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+##
+## i2p netdb parser
+##
+## Author: Jeff
+## MIT Liecense 2014
+##
+import os,sys,struct,time,hashlib,fnmatch,io
+import base64
+import logging
+
+try:
+    import pygeoip
+    geo = pygeoip.GeoIP('/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIPCity.dat')
+except:
+    geo = None
+
+b64encode = lambda x : base64.b64encode(x, b'~-').decode('ascii')
+
+def sha256(data,raw=True):
+    """
+    compute sha256 of data
+    """
+    h = hashlib.new('sha256')
+    h.update(data)
+    if raw:
+        return h.digest()
+    else:
+        return h.hexdigest()
+
+class Inspector:
+
+    _log = logging.getLogger('NDBInspector')
+    
+    def inspect(self, entry):
+        pass
+        
+    def run(self, ndb):
+        entry_counter = 0
+        for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(ndb):
+            for filename in fnmatch.filter(filenames, '*.dat'):
+                fname = os.path.join(root, filename)
+                e = Entry(fname)
+                e.verify()
+                if e.valid:
+                    entry_counter += 1
+                    self.inspect(e)
+                else:
+                    self._log.warn('invalid entry in file {}'.format(fname))
+        self._log.info('read {} entries'.format(entry_counter))
+
+class Address:
+    """
+    netdb address
+    """
+    cost = None
+    transport = None
+    options = None
+    expire = None
+    location = None
+
+    def valid(self):
+        return None not in (self.cost, self.transport, self.options, self.expire)
+    
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'Address: transport={} cost={} expire={} options={} location={} firewalled={}' \
+            .format(self.transport, self.cost, self.expire, self.options, self.location, self.firewalled)
+    
+class Entry:
+    """
+    netdb entry
+    """
+    _pubkey_size = 256
+    _signkey_size = 128
+    _min_cert_size = 3
+
+    _log = logging.getLogger('NDBEntry')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _read_short(fd):
+        Entry._log.debug('read_short')
+        d = Entry._read(fd, 2)
+        if d:
+            return struct.unpack('!H',d)[0]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _read_mapping(fd):
+        Entry._log.debug('read_mapping')
+        mapping = dict()
+        tsize = Entry._read_short(fd)
+        if tsize is None:
+            return
+        data = Entry._read(fd, tsize)
+        if data is None:
+            return
+        sfd = io.BytesIO(data)
+        ind = 0
+        while ind < tsize:
+            Entry._log.debug(ind)
+            key = Entry._read_string(sfd)
+            if key is None:
+                return
+            Entry._log.debug(['key', key])
+    
+            ind += len(key) + 2
+            Entry._read_byte(sfd)
+            val = Entry._read_string(sfd)
+            if val is None:
+                return
+            Entry._log.debug(['val',val])
+
+            ind += len(val) + 2
+            Entry._read_byte(sfd)
+    
+            #key = key[:-1]
+            #val = val[:-1]
+            if key in mapping:
+                v = mapping[key]
+                if isinstance(v,list):
+                    mapping[key].append(val)
+                else:
+                    mapping[key] = [v,val]
+            else:
+                mapping[key] = val
+        return mapping
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _read(fd, amount):
+        dat = fd.read(amount)
+        Entry._log.debug('read %d of %d bytes' % (len(dat), amount))
+        if len(dat) == amount:
+            return dat
+        
+
+    @staticmethod 
+    def _read_byte(fd):
+        b = Entry._read(fd,1)
+        if b:
+            return struct.unpack('!B', b)[0]
+
+    @staticmethod 
+    def _read_two_bytes(fd):
+        b = Entry._read(fd,2)
+        if b:
+            return struct.unpack('!H', b)[0]
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def _read_string(fd):
+        Entry._log.debug('read_string')
+        slen = Entry._read_byte(fd)
+        if slen:
+            return Entry._read(fd, slen)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _read_time(fd):
+        d = Entry._read(fd, 8)
+        if d:
+            li = struct.unpack('!Q', d)[0]
+            return li
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def geolookup(entry):
+        if geo:
+            return geo.record_by_addr(entry)
+        
+    @staticmethod
+    def _read_addr(fd):
+        """
+        load next router address
+        """
+        Entry._log.debug('read_addr')
+        addr = Address()
+        addr.cost = Entry._read_byte(fd)
+        addr.expire = Entry._read_time(fd)
+        addr.transport = Entry._read_string(fd)
+        addr.options = Entry._read_mapping(fd)
+        addr.firewalled = False
+        if addr.valid():
+            # This is a try because sometimes hostnames show up.
+            # TODO: Make it allow host names.
+            try:
+                addr.location = geolookup(addr.options.get('host', None))
+            except:
+                addr.location = None
+
+            # If the router is firewalled (i.e. has no 'host' mapping), then use the first introducer (of 3).
+            # In the future it might be worth it to do something else, but this helps for geopip information for now.
+            # http://i2p-projekt.i2p/en/docs/transport/ssu#ra
+            if not addr.location:
+                # If there are introducers then it's probably firewalled.
+                addr.firewalled = True
+                try:
+                    addr.location = geolookup(addr.options.get('ihost0', None))
+                except:
+                    addr.location = None
+
+            return addr
+
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        """
+        construct a NetDB Entry from a file
+        """
+        self.addrs = list()
+        self.options = dict()
+        self.pubkey = None
+        self.signkey = None
+        self.cert = None
+        self.published = None
+        self.signature = None
+        self.peer_size = None
+        self.valid = False
+        try:
+            with open(filename, 'rb') as fr:
+                self._log.debug('load from file {}'.format(filename))
+                self._load(fr)
+                #self.routerHash = 
+        except (IOError, OSError) as e:
+                self._log.debug('load from file {} failed'.format(filename))
+            
+    def _load(self, fd):
+        """
+        load from file descriptor
+        More docs: http://i2p-projekt.i2p/en/docs/spec/common-structures#struct_RouterInfo
+        """
+
+        # router identity http://i2p-projekt.i2p/en/docs/spec/common-structures#struct_RouterIdentity
+        # Do not assume that these are always 387 bytes!
+        # There are 387 bytes plus the certificate length specified at bytes 385-386, which may be non-zero.
+
+        # Subtract because read the Certificate on it's own.
+        data = self._read(fd, 387-self._min_cert_size)
+        if data is None:
+            return
+        ind = 0
+
+        # public key
+        self.pubkey = sha256(data[ind:ind+self._pubkey_size])
+        ind += self._pubkey_size
+
+        # signing key (we hash this later due to RI changes in 0.9.12)
+        self.signkey = data[ind:ind+self._signkey_size]
+        ind + self._signkey_size
+
+        # certificate
+        self.cert = dict()
+
+        # If it's not null, follow what happens here: http://i2p-projekt.i2p/en/docs/spec/common-structures#type_Certificate
+        cert_type = self._read_byte(fd)
+        cert_len = self._read_two_bytes(fd)
+        if cert_type == 5 and cert_len != 0: # New format where extra information is in the cert.
+            spkt = self._read_two_bytes(fd)
+            cpkt = self._read_two_bytes(fd)
+            if spkt == 0:
+                self.cert['signature_type'],cert_padding,cert_extra = 'DSA_SHA1',0,0
+            elif spkt == 1:
+                self.cert['signature_type'],cert_padding,cert_extra  = 'ECDSA_SHA256_P256',64,0
+            elif spkt == 2:
+                self.cert['signature_type'],cert_padding,cert_extra  = 'ECDSA_SHA384_P384',32,0
+            elif spkt == 3:
+                self.cert['signature_type'],cert_padding,cert_extra  = 'ECDSA_SHA512_P521',0,4
+            elif spkt == 4:
+                self.cert['signature_type'],cert_padding,cert_extra  = 'RSA_SHA256_2048',0,128
+            elif spkt == 5:
+                self.cert['signature_type'],cert_padding,cert_extra  = 'RSA_SHA384_3072',0,256
+            elif spkt == 6:
+                self.cert['signature_type'],cert_padding,cert_extra  = 'RSA_SHA512_4096',0,384
+            elif spkt == 7:
+                self.cert['signature_type'],cert_padding,cert_extra  = 'EdDSA_SHA512_Ed25519',96,0
+            else:
+                Entry._log.debug('Bad cert sign type.')
+                return
+            
+            # This is always going to be 0 (as of 0.9.19), but future versions can add more crypto types.
+            if cpkt == 0:
+                self.cert['crypto_type'] = 'ElGamal'
+            else:
+                Entry._log.debug('Bad cert crypto type.')
+                return
+        else: # Old format where information is all in the main part.
+            self.cert['signature_type'],cert_padding,cert_extra = 'DSA_SHA1',0,0
+            self.cert['crypto_type'] = 'ElGamal'
+
+        # Parse public key properly (http://i2p-projekt.i2p/en/docs/spec/common-structures#type_Certificate)
+        if cert_padding > 0:
+            self.signkey = self.signkey[cert_padding:]
+        if cert_extra > 0:
+            self.signkey += self._read(fd,cert_extra)
+
+        Entry._log.debug('parsed cert, sig type {}, crypto type {}.'.format(self.cert['signature_type'], self.cert['crypto_type']))
+    
+        self.signkey = sha256(self.signkey)
+
+        # date published
+        self.published  = self._read_time(fd)
+        if self.published is None:
+            return
+
+        # reachable addresses
+        self.addrs = list()
+        addrlen = self._read_byte(fd)
+        if addrlen is None:
+            return
+        for n in range(addrlen):
+            addr = self._read_addr(fd)
+            if addr is None:
+                return
+            self.addrs.append(addr)
+ 
+        # peer size
+        self.peer_size = self._read_byte(fd)
+        if self.peer_size is None:
+            return
+        
+        # other options
+        self.options = self._read_mapping(fd)
+        if self.options is None:
+            return
+
+        # signature
+        self.signature = sha256(self._read(fd, 40))
+        if self.signature is None:
+            return
+        self.valid = True
+        
+    def verify(self):
+        """
+        verify router identity
+        """
+        #TODO: verify 
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        val = str()
+        val += 'NetDB Entry '
+        val += 'pubkey={} '.format(b64encode(self.pubkey))
+        val += 'signkey={} '.format(b64encode(self.signkey))
+        val += 'options={} '.format(self.options)
+        val += 'addrs={} '.format(self.addrs)
+        val += 'cert={} '.format(self.cert)
+        val += 'published={} '.format(self.published)
+        val += 'signature={}'.format(b64encode(self.signature))
+        return val
+
+    def dict(self):
+        """
+        return dictionary in old format
+        """
+        return dict({
+            'pubkey':b64encode(self.pubkey),
+            'signkey':b64encode(self.signkey),
+            'options':self.options,
+            'addrs':self.addrs,
+            'cert':self.cert,
+            'published':self.published,
+            'signature':b64encode(self.signature)
+            })
+
+def inspect(hook=None,netdb_dir=os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'],'.i2pd','netDb')):
+    """
+    iterate through the netdb
+    
+    parameters:
+    
+      hook - function taking 1 parameter
+        - the 1 parameter is a dictionary containing the info
+          of a netdb enrty
+        - called on every netdb entry
+
+      netdb_dir - path to netdb folder
+        - defaults to $HOME/.i2pd/netDb/
+
+    """ 
+
+    insp = Inspector()
+    if hook is not None:
+        insp.inspect = hook 
+    insp.run(netdb_dir)
+
diff --git a/baddiefinder/requirements.txt b/baddiefinder/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8273fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+python-geoip
+python-geoip-geolite2
diff --git a/baddiefinder/setup.py b/baddiefinder/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70210d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(name = 'baddiedetector',
+    version = '0.1',
+    description = 'i2p netdb blocklist tool',
+    author = 'Jeff Becker',
+    author_email = 'ampernand@gmail.com',
+    install_requires = ['python-geoip','python-geoip-geolite2'],
+    tests_require=['pytest'],
+    url = 'https://github.com/purplei2p/i2pd-tools',
+    packages = ['netdb', 'baddiefinder'],
+)
diff --git a/baddiefinder/test.py b/baddiefinder/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53b2a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import netdb
+netdb.inspect()
diff --git a/baddiefinder/tests/README b/baddiefinder/tests/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4afa2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/tests/README
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+This requires pytest to be installed.
+It's not a dependency in setup.py because end users should not have to worry about testing.
+
+Here is how to install it:
+
+	http://pytest.org/latest/getting-started.html#installation
+
+And to run it:
+
+	py.test
diff --git a/baddiefinder/tests/fuzzdb/TO_APPEASE_GIT b/baddiefinder/tests/fuzzdb/TO_APPEASE_GIT
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/baddiefinder/tests/test_netdb.py b/baddiefinder/tests/test_netdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5360d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baddiefinder/tests/test_netdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# test_netdb.py - Test netdb.py
+# Author: Chris Barry <chris@barry.im>
+# License: MIT
+
+# Note: this uses py.test.
+
+import netdb,os,random
+
+'''
+def test_inspect():
+	netdb.inspect()
+'''
+
+def test_sha256():
+	assert('d2f4e10adac32aeb600c2f57ba2bac1019a5c76baa65042714ed2678844320d0' == netdb.netdb.sha256('i2p is cool', raw=False))
+
+def test_address_valid():
+	invalid = netdb.netdb.Address()
+	valid = netdb.netdb.Address()
+	valid.cost = 10
+	valid.transport = 'SSU'
+	valid.options = {'host': '0.0.0.0', 'port': '1234', 'key': '', 'caps': ''}
+	valid.expire = 0
+	assert(valid.valid() and not invalid.valid())
+
+def test_address_repr():
+	valid = netdb.netdb.Address()
+	valid.cost = 10
+	valid.transport = 'SSU'
+	valid.options = {'host': '0.0.0.0', 'port': '1234', 'key': '', 'caps': ''}
+	valid.expire = 0
+	assert(repr(valid) == 'Address: transport=SSU cost=10 expire=0 options={\'host\': \'0.0.0.0\', \'port\': \'1234\', \'key\': \'\', \'caps\': \'\'} location=None')
+
+# TODO: test_entry*
+
+def test_entry_read_short():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_read_mapping():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_read():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_read_short():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_read_byte():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_read_string():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_init():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_load():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_verify():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_repr():
+	assert(True)
+def test_entry_dict():
+	assert(True)
+
+# Make some garbage files and hope they break things.
+def test_fuzz():
+    pwd = os.environ['PWD']
+    for i in range(1,100):
+        with open('{}/fuzzdb/{}.dat'.format(pwd, i), 'wb') as fout:
+            fout.write(os.urandom(random.randint(2,400))) # replace 1024 with size_kb if not unreasonably large
+    # Now let's inspect the garbage.
+    netdb.inspect(netdb_dir='{}/fuzzdb/'.format(pwd))