Caido

Traffic Splitting ​

By default Caido listens for all traffic on a single port and uses a splitting algorithm to determine if a request is intended for either:

  • The Caido GUI (client component).
  • Or the Caido CLI (server component).

Traffic Split Algorithm ​

The following diagram is a representation of the algorithm that is used to route a request to the correct component.

  • API: Represents the Caido GUI.
  • Proxy: Represents the Caido CLI.
  • Kill Connection: Represents the closure of the client connection.

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If the algorithm doesn't work for your particular setup, consider adding other specific listeners that will route directly to the proxy or the GUI/API.

Upstream Determination Algorithm ​

Once Caido has determined that the request should be forwarded (Proxy), it uses the following algorithm to determine to what upstream it should send the request to: