How to Install mitmproxy on POP! OS Latest

Mitmproxy is an interactive SSL-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers. Mitmproxy can be used to evaluate security vulnerabilities and to debug web applications.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install mitmproxy on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we can begin with the installation, we need to make sure that our system meets the following requirements:

• POP! OS Latest installed
• Administrative privileges

Step 1: Install mitmproxy

To begin with, open the terminal on your POP! OS Latest system and enter the following command to install mitmproxy:

sudo apt-get install mitmproxy

This command will install mitmproxy on your system.

Step 2: Verify Installation

Once the installation is complete, you can verify that mitmproxy has been installed successfully by running the following command on your terminal:

mitmproxy --version

This command will show you the version of mitmproxy installed on your system.

Step 3: Start mitmproxy

To start mitmproxy, enter the following command in your terminal:

mitmproxy

This will start mitmproxy and it will listen on all network interfaces on port 8080.

Step 4: Browser Configuration

Now that mitmproxy is running, you can configure your browser to use it as a proxy server. The configuration steps will vary depending on the browser you are using.

Here are the general steps:

1. Open the settings menu of your browser.
2. Click on the “Network Settings” or similar option.
3. Set the proxy to “localhost” or “127.0.0.1” and set the port to “8080”.
4. Click on “Save” to apply the changes.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install mitmproxy on POP! OS Latest. We hope that this tutorial was helpful for you.

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