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user1144
user1144

Reputation:

Monitoring, simulating, creating HTTP packets

I did some HTTP monitoring with WireShark. Are there more tools like this that allow you to create your own HTTP messsages? Telnet comes to mind

Could be handy to get see how hacker-proof your site is...

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1185

Answers (5)

Kaitsu
Kaitsu

Reputation: 4114

I've found Tamper Data quite useful Firefox plugin to fiddle with HTTP headers and parameters. This is very useful if/when you want to hack your (or someone elses :) ) site.

-Kai

Upvotes: 3

Ray Lu
Ray Lu

Reputation: 26658

Charlse HTTP proxy tool is my favorite. You can manually create HTTP request or edit existing HTTP request. http://www.charlesproxy.com/

The completely free tool is Fiddler which has similar functionalities http://www.fiddlertool.com/fiddler/

Charlse runs on different operating systems, it is on top of java VM. Fiddler runs on windows dot net.

Upvotes: 6

redsquare
redsquare

Reputation: 78667

If you need a more powefull application then look at WebScarab. Runs on java and packed full of features mainly to monitor but is more of an advanced security tool.

WebScarab is designed to be a tool for anyone who needs to expose the workings of an HTTP(S) based application, whether to allow the developer to debug otherwise difficult problems, or to allow a security specialist to identify vulnerabilities in the way that the application has been designed or implemented.

Available here

Upvotes: 0

Parand
Parand

Reputation: 106310

I've always had good luck with Netcat. A very simply command line utility that allows you to send anything you want over TCP/IP. HTTP itself is quite simple, so you can just hand craft it. Example usage:

nc www.mywebsite.com 80
GET / HTTP/1.0
(hit return twice)

Upvotes: 1

Genericrich
Genericrich

Reputation: 4641

For the Mac I like HTTP Client.

http://ditchnet.org/httpclient/

Woot!

Upvotes: 1

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