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| author | Aldo Cortesi <aldo@nullcube.com> | 2013-03-17 10:44:42 +1300 |
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| committer | Aldo Cortesi <aldo@nullcube.com> | 2013-03-17 10:44:42 +1300 |
| commit | 55ff7e8387d3ddbde8988261cbc6619318fbaed2 (patch) | |
| tree | 3a9f977f9cbbc85dedd7cb2023e5f701c649cd2a /doc-src | |
| parent | b6727bf7d284cb51d765376e474dd93f44281730 (diff) | |
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Update Android cert install documents.
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diff --git a/doc-src/certinstall/android.html b/doc-src/certinstall/android.html index 852938ce..e4efec1d 100644 --- a/doc-src/certinstall/android.html +++ b/doc-src/certinstall/android.html @@ -12,23 +12,21 @@ We used an Asus Transformer Prime TF201 with Android 4.0.3 in the examples below - your device may differ, but the broad process should be similar. -Installing the mitmproxy certificate -==================================== +## Getting the certificate onto the device -The first step is to install mitmproxy's interception certificate on the -Android device. In your ~/.mitmproxy directory, there is a file called -__mitmproxy-ca-cert.cer__ - we need to transfer this file to -__/sdcard/Downloads__ on the Android device. If this file doesn't exist for -you, your certs were generated with an older version of mitmproxy - just copy -the __mitmproxy-ca-cert.pem__ file to __mitmproxy-ca-cert.cer__ and proceed -from there. - -In this case, we're using wget from Better Terminal Emulator Pro to transfer -the certificate from a local HTTP server. Other terminal applications may work, -and you might also transfer the file via external media like an SDcard: +First we need to get the __mitmproxy-ca-cert.cer__ file into the +__/sdcard/Downloads__ folder on the device. There are a number of ways to do +this. If you have the Android Developer Tools installed, you can use [__adb +push__](http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html) to accomplish this. +Depending on your device, you could also transfer the file using external media +like an SD Card. In this example, we're using wget from within a terminal +emulator to transfer the certificate from a local HTTP server: <img src="android-shellwgetmitmproxyca.png"/> + +## Installing the certificate + Once we have the certificate on the local disk, we need to import it into the list of trusted CAs. Go to Settings -> Security -> Credential Storage, and select "Install from storage": @@ -46,8 +44,3 @@ store: <img src="android-settingssecurityuserinstalledca.png"/> -If you're lucky enough to be working with an app that obeys the wireless proxy -settings, you're just about done - simply configure the settings to point at -mitmproxy. If not, proceed to the next step... - - |