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HTTP SSL Certificate Impersonation

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HTTP SSL Certificate Impersonation

Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module request a copy of the remote SSL certificate and creates a local (self.signed) version using the information from the remote version. The module then Outputs (PEM|DER) format private key / certificate and a combined version for use in Apache or other Metasploit modules requiring SSLCert Inputs for private key / CA cert have been provided for those with DigiNotar certs hanging about!

Author(s)

  • Chris John Riley

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use auxiliary/gather/impersonate_ssl
msf auxiliary(impersonate_ssl) > show actions
    ...actions...
msf auxiliary(impersonate_ssl) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(impersonate_ssl) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(impersonate_ssl) > run

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