Fiddler (software)
Fiddler is an HTTP debugging proxy server application originally written by Eric Lawrence, formerly a program manager on the Internet Explorer development team at Microsoft.[1]
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| Original author(s) | Eric Lawrence[1] |
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| Developer(s) | Telerik |
| Initial release | 6 October 2003[2] |
| Stable release | 5.0.20194
/ 3 October 2019[3] |
| Operating system | Windows XP and later, macOS (Beta), Linux (Beta)[4] |
| Platform | .NET Framework 4.x[4] |
| Size | 3 MB |
| Type | Packet analyzer[5] |
| License | Freeware[6] |
| Website | www |
Features
Fiddler captures HTTP and HTTPS traffic and logs it for the user to review. The logging is performed by implementing man-in-the-middle interception using self-signed certificates.[7]
History
On 6 October 2003, Eric Lawrence released the first official version of Fiddler.[2]
On 12 September 2012, Fiddler was acquired by Telerik and the original author joined the company to work on Fiddler on a full-time basis.[8]
On 22 December 2015, Eric Lawrence announced[9] he was leaving Telerik and the Fiddler project.
See also
- Packet analyzer – a computer program or piece of computer hardware that can intercept and log traffic that passes over a digital network
- Comparison of packet analyzers
- HTTP Toolkit - a cross-platform open-source tool, similar to Fiddler
- Burp Suite – a graphical tool for testing Web application security
- Charles Proxy – proxy server for debugging web traffic, similar to Fiddler
References
- Lawrence, Eric (6 June 2005). "HTTP Performance". IEBlog. MSDN (Microsoft).
- "Fiddler v1.x Release History". Telerik. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "Fiddler Release History". Telerik. 3 October 2019.
- "Fiddler Web Debugger - Get Fiddler". Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Fiddler Web Debugger - Fiddler". Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- "Progress Telerik Fiddler Web Debugger and Progress Telerik Fiddler License Agreement". Telerik. 20 September 2018.
- Lawrence, Eric (January 2005). "Fiddler PowerToy - Part 1: HTTP Debugging". MSDN (Microsoft corporation). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Lawrence, Eric (September 2012). "Fiddler Telerik". Fiddler. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
- Lawrence, Eric (December 2015). "Fiddler - A Segue". Telerik.
Further reading
- Lawrence, Eric (15 June 2012). Debugging with Fiddler: The complete reference from the creator of the Fiddler Web Debugger. ISBN 978-1475024487.
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