<ul><li>A Go-based tool is built to intercept HTTP and HTTPS traffic by creating an intercepting proxy.</li><li>It decrypts HTTPS traffic for debugging and displays detailed request and response information.</li><li>The tool works with command-line tools like curl and AWS CLI transparently.</li><li>HTTP proxies operate by forwarding requests from clients to target servers.</li><li>HTTPS requests require a 'Man-in-the-Middle' approach for intentional decryption.</li><li>Creating an initial HTTP proxy server that logs requests and returns an error.</li><li>Enhancing the proxy to handle HTTP requests, forward traffic, and log request and response details.</li><li>Adding support to handle HTTPS CONNECT requests for establishing tunnels.</li><li>Implementing TLS termination for decrypting HTTPS traffic and handling HTTP requests bidirectionally.</li><li>Configuring curl and AWS CLI to use the proxy and trust the custom CA certificate.</li><li>Understanding AWS S3 requests, including CONNECT requests, ListObjectsV2 API calls, and authentication.</li><li>Final refinements include improved request/response logging and certificate caching for better performance.</li></ul>

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