How To Install sslsplit on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sslsplit on Debian 12.
What is sslsplit
sslsplit is:
SSLsplit is a tool for man-in-the-middle attacks against SSL/TLS encrypted network connections. Connections are transparently intercepted through a network address translation engine and redirected to SSLsplit. SSLsplit terminates SSL/TLS and initiates a new SSL/TLS connection to the original destination address, while logging all data transmitted. SSLsplit is intended to be useful for network forensics and penetration testing.
There are three methods to install sslsplit on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sslsplit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sslsplit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sslsplit
Install sslsplit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sslsplit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sslsplit
Install sslsplit Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sslsplit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sslsplit
How To Uninstall sslsplit on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sslsplit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sslsplit
Uninstall sslsplit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sslsplit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sslsplit
Remove sslsplit Configurations and Data
To remove sslsplit configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sslsplit
Remove sslsplit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sslsplit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sslsplit
Dependencies
sslsplit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sslsplit package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
