How To Install ssldump on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssldump on Kali Linux.

What is ssldump

ssldump is:

This program will dump the traffic on a network and analyze it for SSLv3/TLS network traffic, typically used to secure TCP connections. When it identifies this traffic, it decodes the results. When provided with the appropriate keying material, it will also decrypt the connections and display the application data traffic.

ssldump is based on tcpdump, a network monitoring and data acquisition tool.

There are three methods to install ssldump on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ssldump Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ssldump using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ssldump

Install ssldump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ssldump using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ssldump

Install ssldump Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ssldump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ssldump

How To Uninstall ssldump on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ssldump package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ssldump

Uninstall ssldump And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ssldump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ssldump

Remove ssldump Configurations and Data

To remove ssldump configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ssldump

Remove ssldump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ssldump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ssldump

Dependencies

ssldump have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libjson-c5
• libnet1
• libpcap0.8
• libssl1.1

References

• ssldump website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ssldump package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.