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Can wireshark determine facebook user name over wifi connection

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Can i determine a user name using wireshark on my wifi network? I want to see if my kids have phony accounts?

asked 19 Mar '17, 08:59

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answered 19 Mar '17, 09:31

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Probably not. Your wifi should be encrypted (which can be decrypted if you know the encryption keys and how to do it). But on top of that the Facebook communication is going to be HTTPS (encrypted HTTP), and I doubt you can break that.

answered 19 Mar '17, 09:31

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