How To Install sslsniff on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sslsniff on Kali Linux. sslsniff is SSL/TLS man-in-the-middle attack tool

Introduction

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

What is sslsniff

sslsniff is:

sslsniff is designed to create man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks for SSL/TLS connections, and dynamically generates certs for the domains that are being accessed on the fly. The new certificates are constructed in a certificate chain that is signed by any certificate that is provided. sslsniff also supports other attacks like null-prefix or OCSP attacks to achieve silent interceptions of connections when possible.

There are three methods to install sslsniff 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 sslsniff Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sslsniff

Install sslsniff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sslsniff

Install sslsniff 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 sslsniff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sslsniff

How To Uninstall sslsniff on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sslsniff

Uninstall sslsniff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sslsniff

Remove sslsniff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sslsniff

Remove sslsniff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sslsniff

Dependencies

sslsniff have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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