mitmproxy vs WebScarab

mitmproxy

Description: mitmproxy is an open source interactive HTTPS proxy that allows traffic flows to be intercepted, inspected, modified, and replayed. It provides a console interface that allows traffic flows to be inspected and manipulated on the fly.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

WebScarab

Description: WebScarab is an open source web application security testing tool that allows users to intercept HTTP and HTTPS requests and responses and analyze them for security vulnerabilities. It can be used to test web apps for issues like cross-site scripting, SQL injection, and more.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

mitmproxy Features

• Intercepts HTTP and HTTPS traffic and allows inspection and modification on the fly
• Provides a console interface for interactive analysis
• Allows traffic replay for testing and experimentation
• SSL certificate spoofing for decrypting encrypted traffic
• Flexible filtering to only intercept traffic matching specific criteria
• Scripting interface to automate complex modification and replay tasks
• Export of intercepted data in various formats like HTTP, HAR, and mitmdump

WebScarab Features

• Intercepts HTTP and HTTPS traffic
• Analyzes requests/responses for security issues
• Tests for vulnerabilities like XSS, SQLi, etc
• Has proxy functionality to view and modify traffic
• Can manipulate requests to test apps
• Passive and active scanning modes
• Session tracking and analysis
• Spidering to crawl web apps
• Extensible via plugins

mitmproxy

• Open Source

WebScarab

• Open Source