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SSLstrip is an attack against mixed HTTP/HTTPS connection where a man-in-the-middle downgrades HTTPS links to HTTP.

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What was the first version of Android to use OpenSSL (and what version was it)? What was used prior?

Android 1.6 source is the earliest I can find that references openssl (i.e., has OPENSSL_VERSION[_TEXT] defined The script I ran to get these versions was: $ git clone https://android.googlesource....
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Using SSLStrip, password is still encrypted

I did SSLStrip on my network (for educational purpose only!) And I've got the username and all. system=Test&uid=dixon01&__password=hkulqlyhza&command=login&password=320dd485b1834cf8%...
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Bettercap 2.x SSLStrip Is Not Converting Links

I have the latest version of bettercap. I have the latest version of Kali Linux using the latest version of VirtualBox on the latest version of Windows 10. My target machine is the latest version of ...
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If I clear my browsing data, is HSTS protection removed?

I've seen that if I delete cookies and other data on Google Chrome, SSLStrip+ works successfully on those web sites that are not included in the browser list. Is it because HSTS data is cleared too?
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SSLStrip vs HSTS

I've heard about the new SSLStrip and how it is able to bypass HSTS. Where can I find an article that talks about this? How does this work? Where can I download it? Moxie's website has not been ...
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Is Android Gmail app susceptible to MITM, sslstrip? If yes, how?

My scenario: I connected to an open WiFi at Kuala Lumpur Airport to read a news site from home (I know I was being absolutely careless). I forgot to turn off sync on my Android phone, so all my apps "...
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Why does SSLStrip fail when user types HTTPS?

During an HTTPS connection between a browser and server -- Is the very first packet from the browser encrypted? My guess is that the answer is "NO" because encryption should only begin after the ...
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Is SSL-strip still viable as a method of attack?

Seeing as SSL-strip works by intercepting redirects and links to HTTPS, is this still a viable MITM attack now that most (all?) up to date browser go for HTTPS by default? Is there an alternative more ...
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Clarification of details regarding an SSL Stripping Attack

I'm looking for clarification of some of the details of an SSL stripping attack. My current understanding is that: The attacker sits between the victim and a server. When the attackers receives an ...
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Why does bettercap and sslstrip work sometimes on Google and Facebook?

sslstrip and bettercap work “sometimes” on Chrome browsers on sites such as Facebook, Google, AOL, and other sites that use preload HSTS. Why does it work sometimes when it shouldn’t work at all?
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How to include HSTS policy in dns replies packet

I want to protect the clients from sslstrip attack. HSTS should be used. But HSTS does not protect the first visit of the client to the server. So I want to include HSTS policy in dns replies and send ...
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Why does SSLStrip work on some https sites and not others? [duplicate]

I recently tested MITM on my LAN through SSLStrip, but I noticed that on Gmail and Fb doesn't work, while on other sites I can sniff connections easily. What is the difference?
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Preventing SSL strip attack

Is it possible to detect a SSL strip attack by checking whether the page delivered is HTTPS or HTTP using JavaScript? I am assuming that the response page is HTTPS page instead of HTTP?
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sslstrip works with Internet Explorer only?

Ive been playing around with sslstrip, arpspoof and ip_forward. I read about the whole process at: http://www.thoughtcrime.org/software/sslstrip/index.html My goal was to sniff HTTPS connections, ...
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Prevent bypassing of SSL Pinning in android application

I am creating an android application which is able to ping the server for certain information and return them. There are a few methods by which a user can bypass the pinned SSL certificate of an ...
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How do I perform a legal SSL MitM attack for my company?

I have been given a task to test some of our company's security. I have SSL stripped before but on a very basic level and now days with the security is a bit harder. I want to allow all HTTPS traffic ...
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Does sslstrip have to do something with Bettercap's certificate?

I am trying to perform a MITM attack using bettercap against a website that doesn't have the HSTS security policy implemented at all. When I try the following command: bettercap -T ...
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Bypassing HSTS and Public-key pinning with lookalike characters

Using lookalike character symbols to circumvent HSTS and public-key pinning with DNS spoofing via MITM Attack. Redirect: facebook.com --> faceḃook.com -- I have seen SSLStrip+ using the technique ...
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SSLStrip redirects too many times

I am attempting to use SSLStrip on a website which has HSTS disabled, I specifically type the website URL with http:// and it refuses to load in Safari, Chrome and a random chinese browser because of ...
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SSL Strip Injection Point

I am reading up on SSL stripping and I have a fundamental question on the injection point that makes this MITM attack a success. I understand the typical scenario - A (victim) <-- plain --> M (...
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SSLStrip not working on custom ports

I have been using sslstrip for a while and it works fine on websites on which HSTS is not enabled. However when the SSL server is running on some custom ports sslstrip fails. eg: For links like https:/...
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SSLStrip performs DOS

I was trying SSLstrip on my Windows PC as a target since Internet Explorer seems to be the only browser vulnerable to this attack. I deleted all my browsing history and when the site gets stripped to ...
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Does SSL/TLS have the feasibility of detecting malicious things during transmission? [closed]

As per my knowledge the current implementation of SSL/TLS does not have the capability to identify the data is malicious or not during the transmission or before encrypt the data. If its have , kindly ...
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Does Skype Trump SSLStrip?

I am using SSLStrip against my own computer, but am not being redirected to HTTP. Skype automatically starts up and logs in at my computer's startup, so I was wondering whether the fact that port 80 ...
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Bettercap not detecting HTTPS websites (?)

The built-in sslstripping feature (http.proxy.sslstrip) in bettercap is not working against HTTPS websites in this issue I will be using cygwin.com and winzip.com as an example, as we can see they are ...
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How can I get MITM attack using sslstrip to work?

I performed the following steps: I modified iptables to forward to another port: iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 1000 I allowed port forwarding: ...
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Intercept data after sslstrip

I am able to use sslstrip successfully as shown here https://moxie.org/software/sslstrip/ What I want to do though is be able to use sslstrip with another proxy/script to modify requests/responses ...
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Do we need vpn now that we have browser with https enabled? [duplicate]

I understand that vpn is used to encrypt our data before sending it to a server on the internet so that no one can read our data (for eg in man in the middle attack). Now that we have browser with ...
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Why do we redirect port 80 traffic for SSLstrip and not 443? [duplicate]

I watched a video on youtube about using SSLstrip after conducing a MITM using arpspoof. The video, unfortunately, didn't provide any information about how it works. During the video, the guy typed ...
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SSLStrip and bank portals [closed]

I am trying to use SSLstrip tool with Ettercap on Kali Linux to attack my personal bank account and yahoo account for testing purposes. I followed the instructions of this video (I run it on Kali ...
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sslstrip not stripping any redirected traffic

I am using the following configuration to set up sslstrip sudo echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward sudo iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 666 ...
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What can be intercepted more easily, WiFi or Ethernet on a fully compromised router?

Assuming my router is compromised and someone has full access to it, which is easier to intercept: WiFi or Ethernet traffic? We're talking about only SSL traffic here.
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Redirect client to no SSL as MITM

I'm pen testing a setup where I have an AP that I control (using wifipumkin3) and DNS spoofing to redirect the known endpoint for a firmware update. When the device requests for an update, I'm ...
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Why do SSL enabled sites don't reply back according to "hosts" file record?

I was playing with the hosts file under my linux distro. Added an entry 192.168.3.121 www.facebook.com in the /etc/hosts file. Created 2 servers which link to an index.html file at ports 80 ...
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MITM without spoofing (Decrypt sites with SSL + HSTS)

I am developing a security information lab. My Kali notebook is connected to my regular wifi (this is my Internet source) and the eth0 is connected in the LAN interface of a wireless router (this is ...
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Which HTTPS certificate is the content verified by if the content comes from multiple servers?

If a webserver has an HTTPS certificate and a page on the server pulls resources from other webservers - maybe a CDN with a protocoless path, or not, for things like static images, stylesheets, and ...
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How to MiTM SSL on a device with no proxy settings

I'm trying to MiTM a device on my network and having some problems. SSLstrip doesn't work because the URL is https://, and I can't use something like Fiddler because the device has no configurable ...
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Could you add SSL to a stripped stream?

I have been thinking about an attack for SSL that would allow a third party to log all transmitted data. My idea is that you modify the client to connect to the server without SSL enabled and modify ...
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Website using http and https

Is there any method to know whether a website is https only or uses http webpages as well?Can it be done without using browsers cache?
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Why is a valid SSL certificate required for SSL-Strip?

From what understand, SSL-Strip sits between the target user and the server, establishing a HTTPS connection between itself and the server, and an unsecured, plain old HTTP channel between itself and ...
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How to perform MitM against SSL/TLS when certificate owned?

Performing a local network man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack is fairly straightforward, especially when the traffic is unencrypted HTTP. There are other approaches to encrypted SSL/TLS HTTPS connections,...
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Can Proxy insert headers to a HTTPS requests which are on the same network?

I was reading about host header injection and found many reports on hackerone. Assume that if you inject X-Forwarded-Host header to specific requests, you may cause a redirect which can impact the ...
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Is it possible to prevent SSL stripping attack via DNSSEC or IPSEC?

I am pondering about SSL Stripping attack. But is there any way to prevent this attack by DNSSEC or IPSEC?
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How does SSLStrip grab traffic?

In Marlinspike's description on how to set up SSLStrip, he says to enable forwarding echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward then redirect traffic from port 80 to the SSLStrip listen port ...
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SSLstrip is not working in the local network [duplicate]

My issue is the SSL stripping is not working in my LAN, but it works if I try to attack a HTTPS website with no HSTS. I am not using any domain name just the IP address of the server. Is there any ...
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How do apps tell if there is a problem with ssl?

Email clients and other software use ssl. But what if someone is doing a mitm with sslstrip? how can i tell?
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sslstrip showing an error [duplicate]

What should i do to get through https? I don't know whether sslstrip working or not. sslstrip -l 8080 /usr/share/offsec-awae-wheels/pyOpenSSL-19.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl/OpenSSL/crypto.py:12: ...
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SSL stripping - how is it possible to send back the HTTP page? [duplicate]

Been trying to wrap my head around SSL stripping. An explanation here writes: Keep in mind, however, that when you install SSL, you’re essentially creating a duplicate of your website with HTTPS URLs....
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the difference between SSL pinning and using just HTTPS connection [duplicate]

I know that if i used HTTPS the connection will established after the handshake so (the user will ping the the link then the server will give him public key so the client can provide him with ...
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Monitor HTTPS URL logging of a specific device of a Network

Goal The main goal is to monitor all the URL logging (HTTPS) of a specific device in my Network. So I’m decided to buy a Security tool WifiPineApple from Hak5 store. Ex. Alexa, Chromecast, and maybe ...
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