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Don't most of public Wifi (airports especially) have their own CA to MiTM SSL connections just like most companies do to inspect HTTPS traffic?
by tsukurimashou 7y ago
Don't most of public Wifi (airports especially) have their own CA to MiTM SSL connections just like most companies do to inspect HTTPS traffic?
- iso1631 7y agoNo, because that will simply fail. I did see it once on a train in the UK, but that's the only time I've seen https MITM.
- fulafel 7y agoThis only works if your mitm ca is preinstalled in the client device.
- Maximus9000 7y ago> airports especially Indeed, lets not forget what the Snowden leaks said about airports: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csec-used-airport-wi-fi-to-track-canadian-travellers-edward-snowden-documents-1.2517881 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csec-used-airport-wi-fi-to-...
- IshKebab 7y agoI've never seen this. They usually just block all HTTPS connections and rely on automatic captive portal detection in modern OSes. Occasionally I've had wifi that had a captive HTTP portal but would allow HTTPS through anyway.
- acdha 7y agoI haven’t seen that in about 15 years: the experience is horrible and will get tons of complaints.