Man-in-the-Middle incident

Requirement

How to trigger incident

Step 1: Run the mitmdump on the testing PC

  1. Download and install MITM proxy

  2. Run mitmdump and the testing pc

Step 2: Insert the IP address and the port number on the test device

Long press wifi icon>Click settings on the currently connected wifi>Advanced>Chanage proxy to manual>Add the IP address and port number of the testing PC on the test device.

Wait for the test device to appear on the PC.

Step 3: Trust SSL certificate

  1. Go to the MITM website and click on the certificate for your device

  2. Install on your device and give a name to the certificate

By installing the certificate from the MITM website you trust the SSL certificate on your device.

Step 4: Search on your device

Open a browser on the test device and search for any website.

How to remediate the incident

Option 1: Disable the proxy

Follow the steps below to disable the proxy on the test device.

Long press wifi icon>Click settings on the currently connected wifi>Advanced>Chanage proxy to 'None'

Option 2: Uninstall the certificate

Follow the steps below to uninstall the certificate on the test device.

Go to settings>Security>User certificate>Select the certificate you installed and uninstall it.

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