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Using charles proxy to monitor mobile SSL traffics 2016-10-27 Pengzhan Hao Tech
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/posts-assets/using-charles-proxy-to-monitor-mobile-ssl-traffics/images/cover.webp In this blog, I will generally talk about how to use proper tools to monitor SSL traffics of a mobile devices. Currently, I only can dealing with those SSL traffics which use an ob...

In this blog, I will generally talk about how to use proper tools to monitor SSL traffics of a mobile devices. Currently, I only can dealing with those SSL traffics which use an obviously certification. Some applications may not using system root cert or they doesn't provide us a method to modify their own certs. For these situation, I still didn't find a good solutions for it. But I'll keep updating this if I get one.

My current solution is using AP to forward all SSL traffic to a proxy, charles proxy is my first choice (Prof asked). It's a non-free software which still update new versions now. So mainly, I'll talk about how to charles SSL proxy.

Preparations

  • Monitor device situation: Linux Machine with wireless adapter

  • Download the newest version(4.0.1) of charles

  • Target android devices with root privilege

Install Charles and Configuration

  • You have to install charles first. After downloading the charles proxy, you have to unzip it and configure some basic settings.
# open charles first
./bin/charles
  • Save charles' private key and public key

In Help -> SSL Proxying -> Export Charles Root Certificate and Private Key, enter a password and save the public and private key in *.p12 format. You also need to save charles Root Certificate, it also contains in the same menu. For convience, save it as *.pem format.

  • Set Proxy and SSL Proxy