is there any secure websocket (wss protocol) client browser plugin available?

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we would like to test our secure websocket (i.e wss) end point. I am looking for easy tool to test the endpoint. is there browser plugin available for wss protocol?

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 23 '14 at 22:56

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I used "Simple WebSocket Client" chrome plugin to test wss endpoint. If your websocket is using self signed certificate, you to need add that certificate as a trusted certificated in your browser.

I followed below steps to add the self signed in my chrome browser.

suppose your websocket url is "wss://host1:port1/testSocket" . Then type urls as https:// host1:port1/testSocket and trust the certificate.

answered Sep 23 '14 at 22:56

Satheessh Chinnusamy

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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simple-websocket-client/pfdhoblngboilpfeibdedpjgfnlcodoo – Nicholas Blasgen Oct 23 '16 at 03:21
@NicholasBlasgen, thank you, but it didn't work with a server sharing an untrusted/invalid SSL certificate - threw an internal implicit code exception message. The following worked however: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hermes-websocket-client/heiclpadccjamigpdpfpbdkcfnglcjgc/related . In addition, you might find https://www.postman.com/ or similar standalone interesting, too. – Artfaith Jun 27 '23 at 16:24

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 11:19

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AutobahnTestsuite is an automated WebSocket protocol test suite that supports WSS. It is used by most WebSocket implementors to test their implementations for compliance and interoperability.

The project and third-party Web Application Messaging Protocol (WAMP) clients are also available at: https://crossbar.io/autobahn

Disclosure: I am original author of the testsuite.

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answered Sep 23 '14 at 21:23

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It does show 404 at this moment. We hope you are safe out there... Please do stay! – Artfaith Jun 27 '23 at 16:26
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above link is dead and won't come back, but you may find the OSS project here https://github.com/crossbario/autobahn-testsuite – oberstet Jul 01 '23 at 00:11

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 05 '19 at 08:25

I've run into this issue often enough that I finally created my own barebones GUI for testing websockets. It's called Socket Wrench, it supports

multiple concurrent connections to servers (with all responses and connections displayed in the same view),
comprehensive message history to enable easy re-use of messages, and
custom headers for the initial connection request.

It's available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux and you can get it from here.

is there any secure websocket (wss protocol) client browser plugin available?

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