I'm new to jmeter, I'm facing an issue while trying to record on IE, after i enter URL and hit enter i get website’s security certificate error, when i try it without recording on JMETER it works fine. Can anyone please tell me how to over come this issue?
Steps followed:
I have launched jmeter using proxy or else i won't record anything,
Launched using: C:\apache-jmeter-2.13\apache-jmeter-2.13\bin>jmeter -H {myproxyadd} -P 8080 -u etc
LAN Settings:
Only use a proxy server for your LAN is checked and everything else is unchecked on LAN Settings.
Address: localhost port:8080
jmeter website’s security certificate.
This is expected. JMeter is using self-signed certificate in order to be able to record HTTPS traffic and Internet Explorer warns you that certificate is not "trusted". So you can ignore this warning, click Continue to this website (not recommended) and move on.
As per "Installing the JMeter CA certificate for HTTPS recording" chapter of HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder documentation.
As mentioned above, when run under Java 7, JMeter can generate certificates for each server. For this to work smoothly, the root CA signing certificate used by JMeter needs to be trusted by the browser. The first time that the recorder is started, it will generate the certificates if necessary. The root CA certificate is exported into a file with the name ApacheJMeterTemporaryRootCA in the current launch directory. When the certificates have been set up, JMeter will show a dialog with the current certificate details. At this point, the certificate can be imported into the browser, as per the instructions below.
Note that once the root CA certificate has been installed as a trusted CA, the browser will trust any certificates signed by it. Until such time as the certificate expires or the certificate is removed from the browser, it will not warn the user that the certificate is being relied upon. So anyone that can get hold of the keystore and password can use the certificate to generate certificates which will be accepted by any browsers that trust the JMeter root CA certificate. For this reason, the password for the keystore and private keys are randomly generated and a short validity period used. The passwords are stored in the local preferences area. Please ensure that only trusted users have access to the host with the keystore.
Documentation also suggests installing certificate into browser to make this warning go away:
Browse to the JMeter launch directory, and click on the file ApacheJMeterTemporaryRootCA.crt, and open it
Click on the "Details" tab and check that the certificate details agree with the ones displayed by the JMeter Test Script Recorder
If OK, go back to the "General" tab, and click on "Install Certificate ..." and follow the Wizard prompts
By the way, you can use an alternative to JMeter's HTTP(S) Test Script recorder service. It makes recording process easier and also can export recorded requests in so called "SmartJMX" form - automatic correlation of dynamic parameters. See How to Cut Your JMeter Scripting Time by 80% article for more details.
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started recording my test on macOS, with below steps and I am receiving BELOW RESULTS
1. ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED
"If you use a proxy server…
Check your proxy settings or contact your network administrator to make sure that the proxy server is working. If you don't believe you should be using a proxy server: Go to Applications > System Preferences > Network > Advanced > Proxies and deselect any proxies that have been selected."
2. Went to JMeter result tree
Response message:
2.1 Connection reset
ensure browser is set to accept the JMeter proxy certificate 443
2.2 Response message:Received fatal alert: certificate_unknown
ensure browser is set to accept the JMeter proxy certificate
JMeter test Steps:
Go to Jmeter and select "Recording" from "Templates"
provided paramters due creation
hostToRecord: www.tesla.com/en_eu
recording file: recordingtesla.xml
scheme to record: https
STRANGE THING: Template was created, but going to "User Defined Variables" I see another value provided (another website, which I have used couple of times in my previous tests?)
STRANGE THING 2 Going to "Https Test Script Recorder, field domains use the same website, from point 3 (again i HAVE PROVIDED tesla and I can see a previously used website??)
HTTP(S) Script recorder and port set to 8888 (saved)
User Defined Variables ->
name: host, value: AGAIN the same website from point 3 &4 (used previously, not putting it for this test)
name: scheme, value: https
RECORDING
Going to "HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder", pressing start button
-(Root ca showing up)
-Target Controller is a Recording controller
-Grouping is Do not group samplers
-Went to tesla website (was already opened before I have pressed "Start"
-I click someting on tesla website and test stopped
1. DNS Servers 8.8.8.8
2. Proxies settings for all of below (and selected) is localhost: 8888
Web HTTP
Secure Web HTTPS
FTP
SOCKS
Streaming
Gopher
3Auto Proxy Discover (without selected localhost & 8888- no fields for this)
Jmeter certyficate should be valid till 2024, I have renewed certyficate, following this instruction -> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64043676/cannot-update-jmeter-root-ca-certificate
BUT IN KEYCHAIN
**Expired: Monday, 26 December 2022 at 10:52:55 Central European Standard Time
marked as trusted **
4. am using Chrome browser
Delete the certificate from the keychain completely
Delete proxyserver.jks and ApacheJMeterTemporaryRootCA.crt files in "bin" folder of your JMeter installation
Clear your Chrome browsing history completely
When creating the recording test plan from the template use www.testla.com without any paths
When you start the HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder JMeter will generate new ApacheJMeterTemporaryRootCA.crt file. Default validity is 7 days unless you change proxy.cert.validity property
Import this certificate into your browser. At this stage I would suggest using Firefox instead of Chrome because:
Firefox has its own certificates storage and Chrome uses the system one
Firefox has its own proxy configuration and Chrome uses the system one
It would be also a good idea to exclude other domains than tesla.com from recording scope
Your recording should be successful
Also be aware of an alternative way of recording a JMeter test: JMeter Chrome Extension, in this case you won't have to worry about proxies and certificates
It works for now but, still seems not correct
When I set proxy.cert.dynamic_keys false and it finally started recording with some 200 statuses:
Use dynamic key generation (if supported by JMeter/JVM).
If false, will revert to using a single key with no certificate.
Defaults to: true
BUT SOME TESTS ARE STILL 443 because of cert
Response message:Connection reset
ensure browser is set to accept the JMeter proxy certificate
Tried your recommendations also uninstalled and installed JMeter again, cleared and using Firefox for now, cert is valid until 16.01.2023, I have set jmeter.properties file to “#proxy.cert.validity=365” (with hash) and I have checked Firefox -> settings -> cert view and there is 16.01.2023 so looks like again I have to uninstall and install again?
Is it correct that when test finished and I want to user browser + internet again I need to go to Firefox settings -> proxy and set back from manual mode (localhost 8888 + https) to no proxy?
If I stay with manual there is an error:
“The proxy server is refusing connections
An error occurred during a connection to www.tesla.com.
Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct.
Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working.”
Hey I am having an issue with renewing the Certificate (also a very new user to JMeter). I have tried the suggestions from isue, but none of the solutions worked for me. When I try to add the temporary certificate, I get the message: "This personal certificate can’t be installed because you do not own the corresponding private key which was created when the certificate was requested." and when I try to use the proxycert.cmd file as a certificate, It says that I need to input a password, I tried with "password" because that's what I saw when I opened the file in an editor, but it didn't work either. I get the message that either the password wrong is, or that the format is wrong or corupt.
Can anyone help me out?
I believe you're using incorrect storage, if you want to use JMeter as system-wide certificate to capture traffic not only from browsers but also from 3rd-party applications - you should put it to Trusted Root Certification Authorities
If you want to avoid doing this funny exercise each week you can ramp-up that validity time frame by adding the next line to user.properties file:
proxy.cert.validity=365
which will make JMeter certificates valid for 1 year.
password is the default password when you specify your own keystore, when JMeter creates its proxyserver.jks it generates a random password each time, theoretically it's possible to get it by attaching debugger session to JMeter process, however this way is not too optimal.
More information:
HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder (pay attention to HTTPS recording and certificates chapter)
How to Run Performance Tests of Desktop Applications Using JMeter
I am trying to load test for my web application. I followed all the steps as per JMeter guide. After that enable proxy server also using port number 8080.
Please take a look my proxy server description in Firefox:
Please check my JMETER Configuration
Output after did all configuration
I am new for JMETER load testing, hope you guys will help to solve this problem.
Remove localhost and 127.0.0.1 from "No Proxy for" area in Firefox
Since JMeter 3.0 default port for HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder is 8888 so you either need to switch it back to 8080 in the HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder or configure Firefox to use port 8888. See Bug 59006 for details
You will have slightly better JMeter configuration for recording if you use "Recording" template, from JMeter main menu choose File -> Templates -> Recording and click "Create".
The main problem is Firefox expects that you would have installed a trusted Certificate before listening for requests using proxy server (via your port number 8080 as quoted above). Note that this is a Trust issue. Firefox does not trust your requests.
To resolve this issue, see below steps:
In Jmeter, from "HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder" once you click "Start" button to start recording and listening to requests, Jmeter creates a temporary "Root CA Certificate" in your Jmeter "bin" directory/folder automatically.
This certificate has to be uploaded on Firefox to enable Trust.
Note that the certificate has validity of 7 days. See screenshot below:
Next go to your "Firefox preferences" and click "Privacy and Security" Tab, scroll down to the "Certificates" section and click "View Certificates" to upload the generated temporary CA Certificate in the previous step (step 1). See image below:
Click the "View Certificates" button to add the temporary Root CA Certificate generated above. Note that the CA Certificate is located in your Jmeter "bin" folder.
See the certificate in the bin folder below:
Upload the Certicate as seen in the screenshot below:
Finally, as soon as the Root CA Certificate has been added to Firefox successfully, go ahead and start recording your requests. Everything should be work without issue.
Cheers!
After adding the certificate to your browser you have to hit 'Start' on the recording on jmeter before you access your website on the browser.
For jmeter test recording, you've to follow this sequence-
Add jmeter test script recorder
Set up the proxy ( you've done till here)
Click start in test script recorder(you must click start only then your links(pages) will load in browser )
Add the certificate generated in jmeter/bin folder(you only need to do this once)
then you can browse using the firefox browser
I am supposed to do a performance test for a Hybrid App.
First, from my adroid device i have modified the proxy settings by choosing Manual option and entered my system IP address as proxy server 192.168.1.10 and entered Port as 8080.
And then from Jmeter 3 i took Recording Controller Template from HTTPS Script Recorder I entered the port as 8080.
After Starting HTTPS Script Recorder when i opened my hybrid app it was not working. "Unfortunately we cannot find your account information". This means that Hybrid apps is not connecting internet through Proxy mode.
But i am able to get response from other apps installed in my android device.
I tried Neoload, Blazemeter as well https://guide.blazemeter.com/hc/en-us/articles/207420545-BlazeMeter-Proxy-Recorder-Mobile-and-web-.
But the same issue i faced every where.
Please provide me a solution to make the Hybird App work even after connecting internet through Proxy Mode.
Thanks
N Ali
You need to find out the main error using i.e. Logcat Command to narrow down the possible reasons as there could be too may of them.
The below hints are applicable for HTTPS traffic only, however I'm pretty sure that modern applications use HTTPS protocol.
You may need to use a 3rd-party application in order to set up HTTPS proxy, i.e. ProxyDroid
You will definitely need to install JMeter's self-signed certificate onto device so JMeter could decrypt and record secure traffic.
Locate ApacheJMeterTemporaryRootCA.crt under "bin" folder of your JMeter installation and transfer it to your android device (i.e. send it to yourself via the email)
Click at the attached certificate
Follow android system certificate installation dialog to get it set up
Be aware that JMeter's certificate has limited life time (7 days) so you won't be able to record secure traffic if it is expired.
More information:
HTTPS recording and certificates
Load Testing Mobile Apps Made Easy
In addition to Dimitri's answer reg JMeter, NeoLoad also has a similar CA certificate which needs to be added to the device.
You can locate this certificate from
C drive -> Users -> Username -> Appdata -> Roaming -> Neotys -> CA certificate
Copy this certificate to your device (or mail it to yourself) and install it either by directly selecting it or from the security settings.
Once the certificate is installed in the device, you should be able to record the HTTPs traffic from the application via proxy.
P.S. Ensure that you are able to view all hidden files coz by default Appdata is hidden.
I'm getting the following error trying to install a root CA certificate in Apache JMeter:
What should I do?
This is not an error at all, it's information message regarding JMeter created a self-signed SSL certificate.
Due to security reasons JMeter prints some information regarding the certificate so you could decide whether to accept it or not when you'll open a page over HTTPS protocol in browser.
So when browser prompts you whether to proceed to secure page using untrusted certificate or not - just double check certificate authority and if it matches what JMeter tells in that dialog - you're good to go.
References:
Installing the JMeter CA certificate for HTTPS recording chapter of the HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder (was: HTTP Proxy Server ) User Manual page
Recording HTTPS Traffic with JMeter's Proxy Server