Automated creation of HTTPS proxy from python script using the proxy.py module. The private and public keys are automatcally created by the script. Practical for the testing purposes, squishy squid no longer needed.

https-proxy.py

import os
import time

import proxy
from proxy.common import pki


PASSWORD = '12dadadadlkahdlashjdlasdlalsdhlh3'
SUBJECT = '/CN=localhost'

LOG_FORMAT = '%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d - [%(levelname)-.1s] %(module)s.%(funcName)s:%(lineno)d - %(message)s'


if __name__ == '__main__':    
    dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
    private_key_path = os.path.join(dir_path, 'private_key.pem')
    public_key_path = os.path.join(dir_path, 'public_key.pem')
    assert pki.gen_private_key(private_key_path, PASSWORD), 'failed to generate private key'
    assert pki.remove_passphrase(private_key_path, PASSWORD, private_key_path), 'failed to remove passphrase'
    assert pki.gen_public_key(public_key_path, private_key_path, PASSWORD, SUBJECT), 'failed to generate public key'

    print(f"PUBLIC_KEY_PATH: {public_key_path}")
    opts = [
        '--cert-file', public_key_path,
        '--key-file', private_key_path,
        '--log-format', LOG_FORMAT,
        ]
    
    """
    opts = [
        '--basic-auth', "user:12345",
        '--log-format', LOG_FORMAT,
    ]
    """
    with proxy.Proxy(opts) as prx:
        while True:
            time.sleep(1)