SSLKEYLOGFILE Environment Variable Modification

Ankit Mehta@Secvyn

•updated Jun 30, 2026•0•0•1

Detects modifications to the 'SSLKEYLOGFILE' environment variable in the Windows Registry. This variable is often used by applications like web browsers to log SSL/TLS session keys to a file, which can then be used to decrypt encrypted network traffic. Malicious actors might enable this to capture sensitive data.