TracePlus/Web Detective (eBusiness Edition)

High resolution Performance Analysis and HTTP/SSL Diagnostics for Web client applications
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Minimum System Requirements

  • Windows NT 4.x, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista Home/Business/Ultimate Editions (32 bit)
  • Compatible with the WOW64 subsystem on Windows XP x64, Windows 2003 Server x64, and Windows Vista x64
  • Pentium 3 or AMD Athlon 1 GHZ or greater
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 15 MB disk space

Installation

To install the demo version of TracePlus/Web Detective (eBusiness Edition), unzip these files to a temporary directory and select "Run..." from the "Start" menu of the Windows Explorer. Then type:

[drive letter]:\[download directory]\setup.exe

Remember to replace the words "drive letter" and "download directory" with the appropriate locations on your computer where you unzipped the .ZIP file. Press Ok or <ENTER> to setup TracePlus/Web Detective (eBusiness Edition).

Need Assistance with using TracePlus?

Our online FAQ will help you use this product more effectively. The FAQ is located at http://www.sstinc.com/faq.html.

There is also a menu item called View Online FAQ on the Help menu of your TracePlus product which links to this page as well.

Debugging Web applications that use encrypted communications via SSL

TracePlus/Web Detective (eBusiness Edition) can decrypt and display HTTPS traffic on encrypted SSL connections at any bit rate.

TracePlus displays HTTP protocol information for SSL transactions if the application uses the Microsoft WININET API. This includes versions of Internet Explorer from 4.x through 7.x.

TracePlus displays HTTP protocol information for SSL transactions if the application uses the Open Source NSS v3.4 and NSPR v4 APIs. This includes Mozilla FireFox 1.x or higher, as well as Netscape Navigator 8.x or higher.

Viewing encrypted HTTP communications on non-standard SSL port numbers

Web applications such as Web portals are often configured using SSL ports other than 443. In order for TracePlus to display the relevant HTTP methods and responses in unencrypted text, it needs to know any SSL port numbers you may be using other than port 443.

On the Settings Tab In the Capture Options dialog box, there is a group of edit fields titled "SSL Ports" .Here you would specify 7002 as a valid SSL port number. Note that port 443 is specified by default and cannot be changed.