Generating Self-Signed SSL Certificates and Private Keys with OpenSSL on Linux

Core Cryptographic File Types TLS/SSL deployments rely on three distinct artifact categories: Private Key: Typically RSA-encoded binary data used for asymmetric decryption and handshake authentication. Certificate Signing Request (CSR): A structured payload bundling your public key with identity attributes, prepared for third-party validation. ...

Posted on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:18:37 +0000 by rayner75

Intercepting Network Traffic with mitmproxy and Python

Overview of mitmproxy mitmproxy is an interactive, SSL-capable man-in-the-middle proxy for HTTP and HTTPS traffic. It provides similar capabilities to graphical tools like Fiddler or Charles, but operates primarily within a terminal environment. The ecosystem includes three distinct interfaces: mitmproxy: A fully interactive terminal user inte ...

Posted on Fri, 08 May 2026 05:43:04 +0000 by mzanimephp