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diff --git a/docs/features/sticky.rst b/docs/features/sticky.rst deleted file mode 100644 index a79cbe8d..00000000 --- a/docs/features/sticky.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -.. _sticky: - -Sticky cookies and auth -======================= - -Sticky cookies --------------- - -When the sticky cookie option is set, __mitmproxy__ will add the cookie most -recently set by the server to any cookie-less request. Consider a service that -sets a cookie to track the session after authentication. Using sticky cookies, -you can fire up mitmproxy, and authenticate to a service as you usually would -using a browser. After authentication, you can request authenticated resources -through mitmproxy as if they were unauthenticated, because mitmproxy will -automatically add the session tracking cookie to requests. Among other things, -this lets you script interactions with authenticated resources (using tools -like wget or curl) without having to worry about authentication. - -Sticky cookies are especially powerful when used in conjunction with :ref:`clientreplay` - you can -record the authentication process once, and simply replay it on startup every time you need -to interact with the secured resources. - -================== ====================== -command-line :option:`-t FILTER` -mitmproxy shortcut :kbd:`o` then :kbd:`t` -================== ====================== - - -Sticky auth ------------ - -The sticky auth option is analogous to the sticky cookie option, in that HTTP -**Authorization** headers are simply replayed to the server once they have been -seen. This is enough to allow you to access a server resource using HTTP Basic -authentication through the proxy. Note that :program:`mitmproxy` doesn't (yet) support -replay of HTTP Digest authentication. - -================== ====================== -command-line :option:`-u FILTER` -mitmproxy shortcut :kbd:`o` then :kbd:`A` -================== ====================== |