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Why is it called a SSL strip attack?
Fundamentally, SSL strip attacks function the same way as a con trick does. In SSL Stripping, a user is made to believe that the connection is secure and the data he/she sends is encrypted. But in reality, the connection is insecure and data is sent in plain text, stripping off the encryption. That’s why the name SSL ‘strip’.
How does PoisonTap log cookies on public IP?
As every iframe HTTP request to a site is made (eg, http://nfl.com/PoisonTap), the HTTP cookies are sent from the browser to the “public IP” hijacked by PoisonTap, which swiftly logs the cookies/authentication information, logging tens of thousands of the user’s cookies into PoisonTap
What’s the IP of the PoisonTap web server?
When using PoisonTap as the DNS server (victim using public DNS server), PoisonTap responds with the specialized PoisonTap IP temporarily (1.0.0.1), meaning any requests at that moment will hit the PoisonTap web server
Where do I put dhcpd.conf in PoisonTap?
Place dhcpd.conf in /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf and the rest of the files in /home/pi/poisontap, then reboot to ensure everything is working. There are a number of files in the repo, which are used on different sides. The list:
What does it mean to have SSL protected url?
A thing to note here is that all the communication taking place between Bob and the website is SSL protected. The web server responds to Bob’s (originally Nick’s) request in form of an HTTPS URL. Now using his precarious and delicate coding skills, Bob downgrades this secure HTTPS URL to insecure HTTP URL and forwards it to Nick.
When does sslstrip + look for links to HTTPS sites?
When a site is connected to over an unencrypted HTTP connection, SSLStrip+ will look for links to HTTPS sites. When a link is found to a HTTPS site, it is rewritten to HTTP and critically the domain is rewritten to an artificial domain which is not on the HSTS Preload list.
How does the Strict Transport Security Protocol work?
The protocol works by the server responding with a special header called Strict-Transport-Security which contains a response telling the client that whenever they reconnect to the site, they must use HTTPS. This response contains a “max-age” field which defines how long this rule should last for since it was last seen.