From the course: Network Forensics
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HTTP proxies
- [Lecturer] HyperText Transfer Protocol or HTTP proxies perform pretty much the same function as the man-in-the-middle attack tools like Arp spoof. The biggest difference is their purposes, unlike their malicious peers, HTTP or web proxies exist to increase security. They sit between an HTTP client and its server, act like the server to the client and vice versa. Since they inspect HTTP traffic, HTTP proxies or application layer programs. There are two types of HTTP proxies, one focuses on the client-side while the other concentrates on the server-side. The client-side solutions come in the form of a plug-in for a web browser or a stand-alone program. The client-side analyzer will be exploring is Fiddler web debugging proxy which is a stand-alone software application. The software works with one web browser at a given time and inspects all the communications between the client and the web servers it connects to. This is especially useful when you're trying to figure out potential…
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