How to create a https proxy server on debian?

@elise_daugherty 

To create an HTTPS proxy server on Debian, you can use the following steps:

1. Install the Squid proxy server on your Debian system by running the following command:

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install squid

1. Configure the Squid proxy server to support HTTPS by editing the Squid configuration file. Open the configuration file in a text editor by running the following command:

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sudo nano /etc/squid/squid.conf

1. Find the following lines in the configuration file and uncomment them by removing the "#" symbol at the beginning of each line:

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#acl localnet src 192.168.0.0/16 # RFC1918 possible internal network
#http_access allow localnet
#http_access allow localhost

1. Add the following lines to the configuration file to enable HTTPS support:

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http_port 3128 ssl-bump generate-host-certificates=on dynamic_cert_mem_cache_size=4MB
acl step1 at_step SslBump1
ssl_bump peek step1
ssl_bump bump all

1. Save the changes to the configuration file and restart the Squid proxy server by running the following command:

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sudo systemctl restart squid

1. Configure your client devices to use the HTTPS proxy server by specifying the proxy server IP address and port (3128 by default).

Your HTTPS proxy server should now be set up and running on Debian. You can test it by trying to access websites through the proxy server from your client devices.