Charles Proxy
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- #HTTP-proxy
- #web-development
- #debugging-tools
- Charles is an HTTP proxy, monitor, and reverse proxy for viewing HTTP/SSL/HTTPS traffic.
- Recent updates include Charles 5.0.3 (performance fixes on macOS) and 5.0.2 (bug fixes).
- Charles 5 introduced major UI improvements, dark mode support, and performance enhancements.
- Older versions (4.x) included fixes for SSL certificates, Java 11 updates, and security patches.
- Charles is unaffected by the log4j2 vulnerabilities as it never used log4j.
- Key features include HTTP/2, IPv6 support, TLS debugging, and Brotli compression.
- Charles for iOS was released, expanding its platform compatibility.
- Major UI overhauls and new features like JSON, SOAP, and AMF3 support were introduced in past versions.
- Charles has been used for mobile app testing, Flash debugging, and iPhone HTTP connection analysis.