Re: [squid-users] transparent proxy for CONNECT method

From: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:41:22 +1200

nyoman karna wrote:
> dear squid-users,
> it's been long I've accepted the fact
> that transparent proxy will not work for CONNECT method
> because of security issues (considered as man-in-the-middle attack).
>
> but perhaps there's a way to get around this problem?
> because everyone will stuck with using GMail, YahooMail, etc
> since they're all using HTTPS for signing in.
>

WPAD and PAC configuration was created as a way around the transparent
proxy limitations. When understood they can work very effectively in a
LAN environment.

Amos

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Received on Wed Apr 08 2009 - 04:41:23 MDT

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