HTTP traffic shows up as a light green in Wireshark and can be filtered using http. Select the first HTTP packet labeled GET /. To view only HTTP traffic, type http (lower case) in the Filter box and press Enter. Observe the traffic captured in the top Wireshark packet list pane. This is because HTTPS encrypts point to point between applications. Wireshark is not able to decrypt the content of HTTPS. The thing with HTTPS is that it is application layer encryption. Wireshark captures all traffic on a network interface.

These activities will show you how to use Wireshark to capture and analyze Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) traffic. Wireshark is a free and open source packet analyzer used for network troubleshooting and analysis. With this key log file, we can decrypt HTTPS activity in a pcap and review its contents.

Yes, your company can monitor your SSL traffic.Ĭan you decrypt HTTPS traffic? Decryption is possible with a text-based log containing encryption key data captured when the pcap was originally recorded.

Interpreting wireshark captures