Friday 5 August 2011

Using Fiddler with HTTPS

By default Fiddler doesn't allow you to view and inspect the details of requests made via HTTPS.

This can be done if you enable "Decryption of HTTPS traffic"

Go to Tools >> Fiddler Options >> Select HTTPS tab >> Select "Decrypt HTTPS traffic" if it is not already selected.

When you select this option Fiddler will popup two warning message boxes, one after the other. First one will say something like "Fiddler generates a root CA certificate to intercept HTTPS traffic". Click "Yes" then it will popup another message box saying "You are about to install a certificate from CA...". Click "Yes" again.

That is it. You can start debugging HTTPS traffic now.

http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler/help/httpsdecryption.asp

Thursday 4 August 2011

Disable hardware acceleration in Firefox

When dual monitor is used, and firefox is on the second monitor, the Firefox menu doesn't show up. Same happens to the address bar when typing previously visited sites.

If you experience this problem disabling hardware acceleration might fix it.

To disable hardware acceleration in Firefox follow below steps

In the Options window, select the Advanced → General tab.

Then un-check the checkbox labeled "Use hardware acceleration when available".

Click OK