Sniff Cookies

This program allows to display the HTTP cookies passing through the network to which your NIC is connected.

Installation

Precompliled and packaged versions are available for download on the releases page.

If you want to build the latest version yourself, make sure to have the dependencies listed in packagecore.yaml installed (both development and runtime dependencies) and then:

./autogen.sh
./configure
make
make install # as root

How to

Usage: sniff-cookies [OPTION...]
Allows to display the HTTP cookies passing through the network

  -C, --csv                  Display cookies as CSV data
  -i, --interface=INTERFACE  Specify the network interface to use
  -p, --port=PORT            Specify the network port to listen (default: 80)
  -?, --help                 Give this help list
      --usage                Give a short usage message
  -V, --version              Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.

Report bugs to <skyper@skyplabs.net>.

Here is an example of use:

sniff-cookies -i eth0 -p 8080

Output

Default

Here is an example of the default output:

Host: www.html-kit.com
IP sources: 192.168.20.22
Resource: /tools/cookietester/
Request type: GET

TestCookie_Name_201607045556 = TestCookie_Value_155556
TestCookie_Name_201607045620 = TestCookie_Value_155620

CSV

With option -C, each output line will follow the following structure:

host;ip_source;resource_requested;request_type;cookie_1_name;cookie_1_value;cookie_2_name;cookie_2_value;...

Here is an example:

www.html-kit.com;192.168.20.22;/tools/cookietester/;GET;TestCookie_Name_201607045556;TestCookie_Value_155556;TestCookie_Name_201607045620;TestCookie_Value_155620

Development

Bumping the version number

Once ready to release a new version, the version number must be changed in:

• configure.ac
• src/sniff_cookies.c

License

GPL version 3