High-risk tools in Mitm
6 of the 10 tools in Mitm are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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start_apExecuteStart the hostapd access point via ap-toggle.sh.
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start_captureExecuteStart tshark packet capture on an interface for a session.
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start_proxyExecuteStart a mitmproxy interception session for the named engagement.
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stop_apExecuteStop the hostapd access point via ap-toggle.sh.
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stop_captureExecuteStop tshark packet capture for a session.
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stop_proxyExecuteStop a running mitmproxy session and finalize logs.
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.