performing-ssl-stripping-attack

name	performing-ssl-stripping-attack
description	Simulates SSL stripping attacks using sslstrip, Bettercap, and mitmproxy in authorized environments to test HSTS enforcement, certificate validation, and HTTPS upgrade mechanisms that protect users from downgrade attacks on encrypted connections. . Use when working with performing ssl stripping attack.
domain	cybersecurity
tags	["network-security","ssl-stripping","https","hsts","tls-security"]
subdomain	network-security
version	1.0
author	oyi77
license	Apache-2.0
nist_csf	["PR.IR-01","DE.CM-01","ID.AM-03","PR.DS-02"]

Performing Ssl Stripping Attack

Overview

Cybersecurity skill for performing ssl stripping attack. Follows industry best practices and security standards.

When to Use

Trigger phrases:

• "performing ssl stripping attack"

• "Simulates SSL stripping attacks using sslstrip, Bettercap, and mitmproxy in auth"

• Testing whether web applications properly enforce HTTPS through HSTS headers and redirect chains

• Validating that HSTS preloading is correctly configured and registered in browser preload lists

• Demonstrating the risk of cleartext HTTP to stakeholders during authorized security assessments

• Assessing whether internal applications and thick clients validate TLS certificates and reject downgrades

• Training SOC teams to detect SSL stripping indicators in network traffic

Do not use against networks or applications without explicit written authorization, to intercept real user credentials, or against production systems during business hours without change management approval.

When NOT to Use

• When you lack proper authorization for testing
• For production systems without change management
• When the task requires legal or compliance expertise beyond technical scope

Prerequisites

• Written authorization specifying in-scope applications and approved attack techniques
• Bettercap 2.x or sslstrip2 installed on the attacker machine
• ARP spoofing or other MITM positioning established (see ARP spoofing skill)
• IP forwarding enabled on the attacker machine
• Wireshark for verifying attack success and capturing evidence
• Test accounts (not real user credentials) for demonstrating credential interception

Legal Notice: This skill is for authorized security testing and educational purposes only. Unauthorized use against systems you do not own or have written permission to test is illegal and may violate computer fraud laws.

Workflow

# Example: IOC detection
import re

IOC_PATTERNS = {
    "ip": r"\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b",
    "domain": r"\b[a-z0-9-]+\.[a-z]{2,}\b",
    "hash_md5": ,
    : ,
}

 () -> :
     {k: re.findall(v, text)  k, v  IOC_PATTERNS.items()}