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What's the point of TLS proxy?
by RobSm 5y ago
What's the point of TLS proxy?
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 5y agoIn this instance it is to enable use of any TCP client, namely ones that do not support TLS, e.g., original netcat, tcpclient or an early version of a text-only browser. I use a variety of clients and with only one exception I only trust the proxy to make remote TLS connections. If one uses a client with acceptable TLS support, then there is no need for a TLS proxy.
- RobSm 5y agoHow one goes about using TLS proxy? Are there any services? You have any links? Thanks.
- bandie91 5y agoshameless plug: see autossl.so[1]. it is not a proxy per se, but an LD_PRELOAD-able lib which upgrades plain socket connections to TLS for applicaitions which does not support TLS themself (or using too old SSL versions). [1] https://github.com/bAndie91/libyazzy-preload/blob/master/src/autossl.c https://github.com/bAndie91/libyazzy-preload/blob/master/src...
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 5y ago"How one goes about using TLS proxy?" Note I am referring to a local proxy, listening on the loopback device and under the control of the user, not one listening on a network interface connected to the internet and certainly not one operated by a third party as a "service". https://www.stunnel.org https://www.stunnel.org Good luck.