mitmproxy/README.mkd
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__mitmproxy__ is an SSL-capable man-in-the-middle proxy for HTTP. It provides a
console interface that allows traffic flows to be inspected and edited on the
fly.
__mitmdump__ is the command-line version of mitmproxy, with the same
functionality but without the frills. Think tcpdump for HTTP.
Both tools are fully documentented in the commandline _--help_ flag, and, in
the case of __mitmproxy__, a built-in help page accessible through the _?_
keyboard shortcut.
Capabilities
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- Intercept HTTP requests and responses and modify them on the fly.
- Save complete HTTP conversations for later replay and analysis.
- Replay the client-side of an HTTP conversations.
- Replay HTTP responses of a previously recorded server.
- Make scripted changes to HTTP traffic using Python.
- SSL certificates for interception are generated on the fly.
Download
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Releases and rendered documentation can be found on the mitmproxy website:
[mitmproxy.org](http://mitmproxy.org)
Source is hosted on github:
[github.com/cortesi/mitmproxy](http://github.com/cortesi/mitmproxy)
Requirements
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* [Python](http://www.python.org) 2.6.x or 2.7.x.
* [openssl](http://www.openssl.org/) - installed by default on most systems.
* [urwid](http://excess.org/urwid/) version 0.9.8 or newer.
* The test suite uses the [pry](http://github.com/cortesi/pry) unit testing
library.
* Rendering the documentation requires [countershape](http://github.com/cortesi/countershape).
__mitmproxy__ is tested and developed on OSX, Linux and OpenBSD.
You should also make sure that your console environment is set up with the
following:
* EDITOR environment variable to determine the external editor.
* PAGER environment variable to determine the external pager.
* Appropriate entries in your mailcap files to determine external
viewers for request and response contents.