SSLsplit alternatives

Looking for an alternative tool to replace SSLsplit? During the review of SSLsplit we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.

Top 3

  1. mitmproxy (TLS/SSL traffic interception)
  2. sslcaudit (auditing tool for SSL/TLS clients)
  3. Certificate Transparency (certificate auditing)

These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to SSLsplit.

Alternatives (by score)

100

mitmproxy (mitmproxy)

Introduction

The mitmproxy tool allows to intercept, inspect, modify, and replay traffic flows. It may be used for pentesting, troubleshooting, or learning about SSL/TLS.

Project details

mitmproxy is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • + More than 200 contributors
  • + More than 10000 GitHub stars
  • + The source code of this software is available

    Typical usage

    • Network analysis
    • Penetration testing
    • Security assessment

    mitmproxy review

    60

    sslcaudit

    Introduction

    Sslcaudit is a tool that focuses on the niche of testing SSL/TLS clients.

    Project details

    sslcaudit is written in Python.

    Strengths and weaknesses

    • + The source code of this software is available

      Typical usage

      • Security assessment
      • Software testing

      sslcaudit review

      74

      Certificate Transparency

      Introduction

      HTTPS connections use cryptographic functions to provide confidentiality and integrity. It can provide features like domain validation, end-to-end encryption, and a trust chain from certificate authorities down to the end-user. Any flaws can endanger these goals, like the impersonation of a system, man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, and website spoofing. This project helps to find flaws and improve the overall security of our internet.

      Project details

      89

      Lemur

      Introduction

      With Lemur you can provide a central portal for developers and administrators to issue TLS certificates with predefined defaults.

      Lemur works on CPython 3.5 and uses the Flask framework. Another component it uses is cryptography to handle the creation of the certificates.

      Netflix develops on macOS and deploys on Ubuntu servers.

      Project details

      Lemur is written in Python.

      Strengths and weaknesses

      • + More than 500 GitHub stars
      • + The source code of this software is available
      • + Supported by a large company

        Typical usage

        • Certificate management

        Lemur review

        56

        MassBleed

        Introduction

        MassBleed is a SSL vulnerability scanner to check for several known vulnerabilities and attacks like DROWN, POODLE, and ShellShock.

        Project details

        MassBleed is written in Perl, Python, shell script.

        Strengths and weaknesses

        • + The source code of this software is available
        • - Full name of author is unknown
        • - Unknown project license

        Typical usage

        • Application security
        • Web application analysis

        MassBleed review

        97

        O-Saft

        Introduction

        O-Saft is the abbreviation for OWASP SSL advanced forensic tool.

        Project details

        O-Saft is written in Perl.

        Strengths and weaknesses

        • + The source code of this software is available

          Typical usage

          • Information gathering
          • Penetration testing
          • Security assessment
          • Vulnerability scanning
          • Web application analysis

          O-Saft review

          97

          OpenSSL

          Introduction

          This popular toolkit is used by many systems. It provides options like encryption and hashing of data, integrity testing, and digital certificates and signatures. Many software applications use the toolkit to provide support for these functions. OpenSSL also has a client utility that can be used on the command line to test, decrypt and encrypt data, and create certificates.

          Project details

          OpenSSL is written in C.

          Strengths and weaknesses

          • + The source code of this software is available
          • + Well-known library
          • - Major vulnerabilities in the past

          Typical usage

          • Certificate management
          • Data encryption

          OpenSSL review

          63

          SSLMap

          Introduction

          SSLMap uses its own SSL engine to avoid any dependencies or limitations with pre-installed libraries.

          Project details

          76

          SSLyze

          Introduction

          SSLyze provides a library for scanning services that use SSL/TLS for encrypted communications. It can be used to test their implementation.

          Project details

          64

          cipherscan

          Introduction

          The tool is of great assistance to quickly perform a security audit and may be used during penetrating testing, or guiding system administrator for system hardening.

          Project details

          cipherscan is written in Python, shell script.

          Strengths and weaknesses

          • + Screen output is colored
          • + More than 1000 GitHub stars
          • + Very low number of dependencies
          • + Supported by a large company

            Typical usage

            • Information gathering
            • Security assessment
            • System hardening
            • Web application analysis

            cipherscan review

            60

            clinker

            Introduction

            Clinker is a tool to test SSL and TLS security for Firefox. It is an addon that shows the used cipher suites, certificates, and shows related security information of the connection itself.

            Requirements: Firefox

            Project details

            84

            pshtt

            Introduction

            Pshtt was developed to push organizations, including government departments, to adopt HTTPS across the enterprise.

            Project details

            pshtt is written in Python.

            Strengths and weaknesses

            • + More than 500 GitHub stars
            • + The source code of this software is available

              Typical usage

              • Security assessment
              • Web application analysis

              pshtt review

              52

              ssldump

              Introduction

              ssldump is protocol analyzer for SSLv3/TLS network traffic. It identifies TCP connections on the chosen network interface and tries to interpret it.

              Project details

              Strengths and weaknesses

              • + The source code of this software is available
              • - No updates for a while

              Typical usage

              • Network analysis

              ssldump review

              74

              testssl.sh

              Introduction

              Key features of testssl.sh include:

              • Clear output: you can tell easily whether anything is good or bad
              • Ease of installation: It works for Linux, Darwin, FreeBSD, NetBSD and MSYS2/Cygwin out of the box: no need to install or configure something, no gems, CPAN, pip or the like.
              • Flexibility: You can test any SSL/TLS enabled and STARTTLS service, not only webservers at port 443
              • Toolbox: Several command line options help you to run YOUR test and configure YOUR output
              • Reliability: features are tested thoroughly
              • Verbosity: If a particular check cannot be performed because of a missing capability on your client side, you'll get a warning
              • Privacy: It's only you who sees the result, not a third party
              • Freedom: It's 100% open source. You can look at the code, see what's going on and you can change it.

              Project details

              testssl.sh is written in shell script.

              Strengths and weaknesses

              • + Used language is shell script
              • + The source code of this software is available

                Typical usage

                • Application testing
                • Configuration audit

                testssl.sh review

                63

                ArpON

                Introduction

                ArpOn protects a system by running as a daemon and guard against a Man in the Middle (MitM) attack due to ARP spoofing, cache poisoning, or an ARP poison routing attack.

                The tool works by using three types of inspection to detect a related attack.

                • SARPI (Static ARP Inspection), statically configured networks (without DHCP)
                • DARPI (Dynamic ARP Inspection), dynamically configured networks (with DHCP)
                • HARPI (Hybrid ARP Inspection), statically and dynamically configured networks (with DHCP)

                Project details

                ArpON is written in C.

                Strengths and weaknesses

                • + The source code of this software is available

                  ArpON review

                  78

                  BetterCAP

                  Introduction

                  BetterCAP is often used by those who perform penetration testing and security assessments. This tool and framework is in particular useful for attempting man-in-the-middle attacks (MitM).

                  Project details

                  BetterCAP is written in Golang.

                  Strengths and weaknesses

                  • + More than 25 contributors
                  • + More than 2000 GitHub stars
                  • + The source code of this software is available

                    Typical usage

                    • Bypassing security measures
                    • Penetration testing
                    • Security assessment

                    BetterCAP review

                    63

                    DNSChef

                    Introduction

                    DNSChef is a DNS proxy that can be used terminate or intercept traffic for DNS traffic. This might be useful during a penetration test or when researching malware and manipulate the actual DNS responses.

                    Project details

                    60

                    Nili

                    Introduction

                    This tool performs multiple types of scanning and attacks, which can be useful during penetration tests and security assignments.

                    Project details

                    Nili is written in Python.

                    Strengths and weaknesses

                    • + The source code of this software is available

                      Typical usage

                      • Network scanning
                      • Penetration testing
                      • Security assessment

                      Nili review

                      60

                      SSH MITM

                      Introduction

                      This tool would most likely be used to intercept traffic during security assessments. Plaintext passwords and session data can be intercepted with it.

                      Project details

                      SSH MITM is written in Python.

                      Strengths and weaknesses

                      • + More than 1000 GitHub stars
                      • + The source code of this software is available

                        Typical usage

                        • Password discovery
                        • Security assessment
                        • Session hijacking

                        SSH MITM review

                        64

                        Seth

                        Introduction

                        Seth is a security tool to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and extract clear text credentials from RDP connections.

                        Project details

                        Seth is written in Python, shell script.

                        Strengths and weaknesses

                        • + The source code of this software is available

                          Typical usage

                          • Penetration testing
                          • Security assessment

                          Seth review

                          64

                          A2SV

                          Introduction

                          A2SV is short for Auto Scanning to SSL Vulnerability, a security tool to scan for SSL and TLS vulnerabilities. It can be used during security assessments.

                          Project details

                          A2SV is written in Python.

                          Strengths and weaknesses

                          • + The source code of this software is available
                          • - Full name of author is unknown

                          Typical usage

                          • Vulnerability scanning
                          • Vulnerability testing

                          A2SV review

                          70

                          sslh

                          Introduction

                          A typical use case for multiplexing is to allow serving several services on one port. Port 443 is commonly used, as that is typically opened on firewalls to allow HTTPS traffic. By multiplexing it, you can also use SSH or other services on the same port.

                          Project details

                          60

                          ZGrab

                          Introduction

                          ZGrab is a stateful application-layer scanner. It works together with ZMap and is also part of the ZMap project. ZGrab is written in Go and supports multiple protocols, including:

                          • BACNET
                          • HTTP
                          • HTTPS
                          • FTP
                          • IMAP
                          • POP3
                          • Modbus
                          • Siemens S7
                          • SMTP
                          • SSH
                          • Telnet
                          • Tridium Fox

                          Project details

                          ZGrab is written in Golang.

                          Strengths and weaknesses

                          • + The source code of this software is available

                            Typical usage

                            • Penetration testing
                            • Security assessment
                            • Vulnerability scanning

                            ZGrab review

                            60

                            tlsenum

                            Introduction

                            Tlsenum is a CLI tool to enumerate TLS protocol and TLS cipher support by a server. The tool lists then the output based on the order of priority. Tlsenum can be used to find the supported protocols and ciphers of a system and determine if it is properly hardened. This information can be useful to system administrators and pentesters doing a security assessment of the system.

                            Project details

                            tlsenum is written in Python.

                            Strengths and weaknesses

                            • + The source code of this software is available

                              Typical usage

                              • Information gathering
                              • Security assessment
                              • System enumeration
                              • System hardening

                              tlsenum review

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