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| author | Maximilian Hils <git@maximilianhils.com> | 2015-09-16 02:53:01 +0200 |
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| committer | Maximilian Hils <git@maximilianhils.com> | 2015-09-16 02:53:01 +0200 |
| commit | 457025df9a64f312685774cb743eeb52cd37bd3f (patch) | |
| tree | 98de6633322059ac95ab50e4b2d3129aa6051b58 /doc-src/features/upstreamcerts.html | |
| parent | 436a9ea8398e25709f139fde609aa74e8fb3f3f8 (diff) | |
| parent | c3f73552b82923e8da224529895332c44bf8dace (diff) | |
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Merge pull request #751 from mitmproxy/readthedocs
Move Docs to readthedocs
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diff --git a/doc-src/features/upstreamcerts.html b/doc-src/features/upstreamcerts.html deleted file mode 100644 index a86ed67d..00000000 --- a/doc-src/features/upstreamcerts.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -When mitmproxy receives a connection destined for an SSL-protected service, it -freezes the connection before reading its request data, and makes a connection -to the upstream server to "sniff" the contents of its SSL certificate. The -information gained - the __Common Name__ and __Subject Alternative Names__ - is -then used to generate the interception certificate, which is sent to the client -so the connection can continue. - -This rather intricate little dance lets us seamlessly generate correct -certificates even if the client has specifed only an IP address rather than the -hostname. It also means that we don't need to sniff additional data to generate -certs in transparent mode. - -Upstream cert sniffing is on by default, and can optionally be turned off. - -<table class="table"> - <tbody> - <tr> - <th width="20%">command-line</th> <td>--no-upstream-cert</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <th>mitmproxy shortcut</th> <td><b>o</b> then <b>U</b></td> - </tr> - </tbody> -</table> |