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

Question

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?

Commander

Answer 1

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.

Commander

chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simple-websocket-client/… – Accusative

@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: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hermes-websocket-client/… . In addition, you might find postman.com or similar standalone interesting, too. – Atrabilious

Answer 2

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.

Nika

It does show 404 at this moment. We hope you are safe out there... Please do stay! – Atrabilious

above link is dead and won't come back, but you may find the OSS project here github.com/crossbario/autobahn-testsuite – Nika

Answer 3

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.

Caplin