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A drawback is that a proxy won't be able to filter HTTPS traffic.
by mixedbit 12y ago
A drawback is that a proxy won't be able to filter HTTPS traffic.
- Silhouette 12y agoThat depends on the proxy. Systems that effectively MITM your own network's traffic have been around for some years now. All you need for outbound connections is to install an additional certificate in your browser so the proxy can act a trusted partner for HTTPS. I don't know whether anyone has made such a proxy for use in the kind of situation we're talking about here, however.
- ethana 12y agoAdguard does that. Been beta testing it. One adblock to rule them all kinda thing.
- rjaco31 12y agouh? you can totally filter HTTPS with a proxy, especially with a local one. Either use the option to activate the dump of you keys on disk (a one-liner on every browser) and point the proxy to that file, or just break the SSL in 2 and rely on the proxy for the actual cert check.
- SixSigma 12y ago"privoxy" not "a proxy"
- joosters 12y agoHowever you can block specific HTTPS sites with privoxy. Admittedly this isn't very fine-grained but I use it to block a lot of crummy HTTPS ads and trackers.