Proxy implementation for capturing browser generated traffic

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How to install certificate

Mac OS

Make sure the mitmproxy module is installed. Then run this command

bash
sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -p ssl -p basic -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain ~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca-cert.pem

Ubuntu - Chrome

Open Chrome Browser and Navigate to chrome://settings/certificates
Click on the Authorities tab and then the Import button

Select mitmproxy-ca-cert.crt file in your ~/.mitmproxy directory

Check all the boxes and click OK

Verify the certificate has been added

Windows

bash
certutil.exe -addstore root mitmproxy-ca-cert.cer

Alternative

User ZeuZ testcase to run the proxy and visit mitm.it website with go to link action in debug mode. Download the cer file for windows

1. Double-click the P12 file to start the import wizard.
   

2. Select a certificate store location. This determines who will trust the certificate – only the current Windows user or everyone on the machine. Click Next.
   

3. Click Next again.

4. Leave Password blank and click Next.
   

5. Select Place all certificates in the following store, then click Browse, and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities.
   

6. Click OK and Next.
   

7.Click Finish.
8.Click Yes to confirm the warning dialog.

PR Type

Feature

PR Checklist

• Tests for the changes have been added / updated.
• Documentation comments have been added / updated.
• A changelog entry has been made.
• Version number has been updated.
• Required modules have been added to respective "requirements*.txt" files.
• Relevant Test Cases added to this description (below).
• (Team) Label with affected action categories and server status.

Overview

Added a new action should start a proxy server. By default the port is 8080 which user can change.

Parameter	Optional Parameter	Value
port	optional parameter	8080
action	element parameter	start
proxy server	common action	myserver

And for stopping the server

Parameter	Optional Parameter	Value
proxy server	common action	myserver
action	element parameter	stop

Use the arguments in the go to link action to make the request go through the proxy server

Parameter	Optional Parameter	Value
wait time to appear element	optional parameter	10
add argument	chrome option	--proxy-server=http://localhost:8080
add argument	chrome option	--ignore-certificate-errors
go to link	selenium action	https://google.com/

An output storing in the AutomationLog folder or the log file of the RunID will hold the information of the traffics. The exact filepath (during debug) can be found in the captured_network_file_path key of the server variable (the value of proxy server parameter in the action)

Test Cases

• TEST-10894

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