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Would SSL hide packet contents from deep packet inspection by an ISP?

• robin_reala 15y ago
  Leaving aside MITM attacks, yes.
• jorisw 15y ago
  It will surely obscure the content of your packets, but the goal of the carrier is to inspect what 'services' you are using that you are not 'entitled' to. Port numbers for instance could point to certain services. Port numbers cannot be obscured using an encryption layer such as SSL.
  • chalst 15y ago
    They can, of course, be obscured with port forwarding, but I guess that isn't so big a current concern of the carriers.
• michh 15y ago
  It wouldn't surprise me if they'll just give unidentifiable traffic the lowest possible priority on their network to discourage it.