Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Decrypt AIM data-SSL Server Certificate?

[Stephen Fisher <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 11, 2009, at 1:43 PM, bukkatee wrote:

> I'm trying to decrypt AIM messenger traffic on my local home network  
> using Wireshark on Windows Vista.
> I understand that I need export the server certificate and point to  
> the file in the RSA information in the SSL properties for Wireshark.  
> However, on my machine, I can only find the AOL intermediate and  
> root certificates, not the server certificate in the store (looked  
> in IE, Firefox, MMC).

Assuming that AIM is doing a normal SSL connection, you need the  
*server's* private certificate.  Only AOL would (should) have that :).


Steve