Capturing HTTPS traffic in the clear?

Question

I\'ve got a local application (which I didn\'t write, and can\'t change) that talks to a remote web service. It uses HTTPS, and I\'d like to see what\'s in the traffic.

Answer 1

Does Fiddler do what you want?

What is Fiddler?

Fiddler is a Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP(S) traffic between your computer and the Internet. Fiddler allows you to inspect all HTTP(S) traffic, set breakpoints, and "fiddle" with incoming or outgoing data. Fiddler includes a powerful event-based scripting subsystem, and can be extended using any .NET language.

Fiddler is freeware and can debug traffic from virtually any application, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and thousands more.