Can I somehow transparently forward whole traffic from a given process to mitmproxy?
Yes, you can transparently forward all traffic from a given process to mitmproxy by using tools like iptables
in combination with network namespaces or proxychains. Below are two common methods to achieve this:
iptables
and Network NamespacesThis approach is more flexible and commonly used for redirecting traffic at the network level without needing to configure each application.
Create a network namespace for the process you want to isolate.
ip netns add mynamespace
Run the process in the namespace.
ip netns exec mynamespace your_command_here
Set up iptables
to forward traffic to mitmproxy running as a transparent proxy:
iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080 iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080
This forwards HTTP (port 80) and HTTPS (port 443) traffic from the process to mitmproxy
(assuming it's running in transparent mode on port 8080).
Run mitmproxy in transparent mode.
mitmproxy --mode transparent --showhost
proxychains
If you want an easier and less isolated setup, you can use proxychains
to hook all outgoing traffic from a process and forward it to mitmproxy.
Install proxychains
:
sudo apt install proxychains
Configure proxychains
to point to your mitmproxy instance:
Edit the /etc/proxychains.conf
file, adding the following:
http 127.0.0.1 8080
Launch your process with proxychains
:
proxychains your_command_here
This method works well when mitmproxy
is running in HTTP proxy mode.
Both methods work depending on your specific use case, though the network namespace approach offers more control over process isolation and traffic redirection.