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How to remember/cache a client certificate

I support a web-application that requires an https connection with client certificates as part of the authentication scheme. On most browsers (Desktop clients, iOS Safari, etc) if you are prompted for ...
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Cannot add new Certificates to Android Device

Using a Pixel 6a, running Android 13. I am trying to install certificates from a private CA I have established on the internal network. I was able to install the root certificate by doing the ...
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How can I view a TLS 1.2 only website on an outdated tablet?

I have a tablet from 2011 (Prestigio MultiPad PMP3384B) with Android 2.3 which I use occasionally. I’ve experienced recently that I cannot view some webpages (https://www.nytimes.com/, for example) as ...
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Shortening URLs using goo.gl and Tasker

I'm trying to use Tasker to shorten URLs. Previously, I don't think this was possible, but v1.3 added support for https. I've tried following the instructions here: https://developers.google.com/url-...
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HttpCanary target app uses a non system certificate

I'm looking for a way to bypass a target app using a non-system certificate. The HttpCanary app itself does give a 'solution' however it's incredibly unclear: Goto Settings->HttpCanary root CA ...
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Legacy Android 4.0 CA-Certificates Update

I have two legacy Android 4.0 Garmin Monterra devices. It's not possible anymore to open the google play store or some websites. When I open most of the websites with chrome I receive a SSL error 107. ...
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HTTP/HTTPS Transparent Proxy on Android

So on linux, I use transparent mode of mitmdump (mitmproxy without interaction) to build a websites filter and I run it as root on startup so that it cannot be killed if the user does not have sudo ...
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Cannot connect to HTTPS sites due to device clock being ahead

I cannot access 'My Search.com' I just set as my homepage (Brave browser) and Yandex for my search engine (new install). I got an error saying that my (device) time is ahead. Your clock is ...
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Bypassing certificate pinning with integrity checks on Android 7 (Nougat) or newer

How can I bypass Certificate Pinning, or bypass SSL verification entirely, in an Android app on Android 7 or newer that has a built-in hash 'integrity check' to rule out APK modification? Here is a ...
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Can't visit " https " sites with an Android device using Wi-Fi

I have a strange problem on one of my old phones. I have an old Android device running Android 2.3.4, and it works perfectly. But, I found that, it can't access to https sites with the basic browser ...
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Removed trusted CA's now can't use Google.........Anything!

My boyfriend accidently hit the 'Remove all stored credentials' and now he can not access anything Google, but most importantly the Play Store. OK it might have been on purpose, don't ask, but now it'...
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How are certs validated against default trust store?

Through some reading, I have a fairly rough understanding about how https works with Android apps, especially how are certificate validations done. Some of the resources that I referred to for gaining ...
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Why is Chrome on Android sending my HTTP requests to an IP owned by DoD?

When I make http requests to my website with Chrome Browser on android 6.0 (Nexus6) I saw that it is making requests to 130.90.151.44 instead of the IP of my webserver. If I use another browser, it ...
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Why won't my Android phone access any HTTPS websites through WiFi?

My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 can not access any secured website while connected via my home WiFi – even applications like Google Search and Facebook can't access the internet and give an error saying "...
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remove RC4 from SSL/TLS ciphers

is there a way to remove RC4 from SSL/TLS ciphers in android system wide such that also apps and not only the browser doesn't use them anymore? Thanks
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Unable to open Google's secure websites over HTTPS

I can easily open https secured sites on my Win7 laptop (using Google Chrome). But this is not possible with Chrome version 18.0.1025308 on my ONDA VI30W tablet (running ICS 4.0.3). What do I need to ...
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Android 7 breaks certificates on Samsung Browser and in Whatsapp

On a Samsung S6 Plus Edge running on Android 7, certain security certificates will break since September 2021: the workaround which Let's Encrypt implemented doesn't seem to work in Samsung Internet. ...
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Is there a way that I can "share" images by sending them to an HTTP endpoint?

I want to make some hacky prototypes where I use my phone to collect data and then process it with a regular program. For this I want to share images with an HTTP endpoint written by me to execute ...
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Installing Charles proxy certificate on Samsung

I have a problem with Charles proxy certificate on Samsung phone. On Xiaomi everything works fine. But when I try to decrypt traffic on my Samsung device I can't do it - SSL handshake with client ...
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Sniff Android protected app HTTPS requests

I am going to capture an app's HTTPS request to get its Login API. I am using Fiddler. When inputting the username and password and pressing sign in, the app is working. But in Fiddler, I can not find ...
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Android 10 user CA file not being used in apps

I'm using an ISP that does internet filtering for me, I have install their CA file, and it works in the browser, and used to work in all apps. After the latest update for Xiaomi Redmi Pro 9, Youtube, ...
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import pem file containing multiple CA certs

Using Samsung S4, Android 5.0.1, not rooted. Recently I have found at least two websites that the Chrome browser on Android 5.0.1 reports https is not secure. This is because the phone does not have ...
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Is it possible to have shell access to Trusted Certificates

I have an Android Application that launches Python via JNI. Inside of Python I have web requets that I make, some need to be secure. I can configure the APK to be able to access a User CA certificate, ...
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Changing third-party websites on android device without browser extensions available

I'm searching a way on how to change behavior of some website in mobile browser. For example: Remove annoing Ad (specific one) Change some elements on a website, to make it easier to read on small ...
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Montoring network traffic on Android phone (for research user study)

For context: We would like to analyze user mobile online (browsing) behavior in a user study. The study has been approved by our university's IRB, participants will have to give informed consent and ...
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Connecting to own proxy with self-made CA certificate not (properly) working

I have a Squid proxy installed with HTTPS/SSL support. When I install the generated CA certificate in Firefox and set the proxy, everything looks good -- that is, I can see all the HTTP(S) requests ...
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SSL certificates not updated on old Android

I have an old Android smartphones. More and more websites stop working because my chrome browser doesn't trust the root CA (Outdated or missing CA certificates). Obviously the root CA list is only ...
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Why I couldn't monitor traffic from this page?

When I opened the capture log I found nothing from the page other than this when I first tried to visit it using http only, and then I get that security warning and i click proceed to unsafe anyway i ...
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HTTPS websites slow on Phone

I am trying to investigate why our Phones are experiencing slow browsing to HTTPS sites. It happens only the first time after the phone in question has been locked for a couple of minutes or more. So ...
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Does anyone know what this android emulator call is?

I've been looking at the network traffic for an Android emulator using mitm proxy. I have noticed large amounts of traffic going to google's servers. Does anyone know what this request would carry ...
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Watch whether an app uses TLS

I'd like to inspect the network usage of my apps (e.g., a banking app) to determine the security protocols they employ (if HTTPS: TLS layer version, encryption protocol, key size, signature algorithm, ...
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HTTPS sites no longer load on my Android after installing cert to truststore

I have a rooted Android 4.3 JellyBean. I was testing something and trying to install the certificate for Charles Proxy so I could sniff some SSL traffic. I was able to push the Charles certificate to /...
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Is K-9 Mail susceptible to MITM attacks?

I am using K-9 Mail on Android and have set the SSL option to 'SSL (strict)'. My understanding is that with this option K-9 definitely requires a valid SSL certificate which is issued by a trusted CA,...
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Can't open non HTTPS websites on mobile network. (Android Lollipop on Nexus 5, Nexus 4)

I recently updated my Nexus 5 to Lollipop. The problem is that when I am on a mobile network, I can ONLY open HTTPS websites. All the HTTP websites appear as a blank white page. When I am on WiFi, ...
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Is there any method through which I can make the YouTube app use https connections instead of http?

Well the question describes the problem. I know that the YouTube app is not using secure connections, and I want to force the YouTube app to use secure connections. Can this be done?
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