How To Install sslsniff on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sslsniff on Ubuntu.
What is sslsniff
sslsniff is:
sslsniff is designed to create man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks for SSL/TLS connections, and dynamically generates certs for the domains that are being accessed on the fly. The new certificates are constructed in a certificate chain that is signed by any certificate that is provided. sslsniff also supports other attacks like null-prefix or OCSP attacks to achieve silent interceptions of connections when possible.
There are three methods to install sslsniff on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sslsniff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sslsniff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sslsniff
Install sslsniff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sslsniff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sslsniff
Install sslsniff Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sslsniff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sslsniff
How To Uninstall sslsniff on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sslsniff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sslsniff
Uninstall sslsniff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sslsniff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sslsniff
Remove sslsniff Configurations and Data
To remove sslsniff configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sslsniff
Remove sslsniff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sslsniff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sslsniff
Dependencies
sslsniff have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sslsniff package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.