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Is this a correct TLS capture filter

asked 2018-10-03 20:39:03 +0000

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I have made research long time ago to construct a capture filter for TLS packets only. I am not sure if I got it right. I tested it but need an expert to check and confirm to me if possible please:

Does this filter capture TLS (port 443, https) packets?

tcp port 443 and tcp[tcp[12]/16*4]=22

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answered 2018-10-04 05:34:19 +0000

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What you filter on is the TLS ContentType (of the first record), which according to IANA, is 22 for 'handshake'. The fact that you filter on the port reserved for HTTPS (443) does give you a reasonable expectation of the start of a HTTPS transfer.

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So is it correct?

anon gravatar imageanon ( 2018-10-09 14:06:09 +0000 )edit

It gives you a reasonable expectation of the start of a HTTPS transfer. That's as correct as it will be.

Jaap gravatar imageJaap ( 2018-10-09 17:53:24 +0000 )edit

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