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Can wireshark capture facebook passwords of someone that’s connected to your network?

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I know it's stupid to ask, But I really need to know that if Wireshark can sniff passwords of apps like facebook, etc. Please help.

asked 27 Jun '16, 18:40

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Wireshark is capable of capturing the communications between your applications and the servers involved, getting at the data in the communication is a whole different matter. Depending on the encryption used and availability of key material this may or may not be possible. In general the answer would be no. This would require a more elaborate setup.

answered 27 Jun '16, 23:11

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