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Doesn't this cause issues with cached bogus A records once the user pays and is granted access? I suppose you could return really short TTLs, but there would st
by cfallin 11y ago
Doesn't this cause issues with cached bogus A records once the user pays and is granted access? I suppose you could return really short TTLs, but there would still be a delay of at least a few seconds.
(I'm not doubting they do this, just saying it seems very hacky...)
- detaro 11y agoYes, it does, and of course fails if the site called is https. AFAIK some implementations work as a proxy after successful authentication to reduce that problem. Other solutions use proxy configuration detection to redirect people to a proxy that first asks for authentication/payment. (wpad file) Both solutions are kind of hacky, but they work for more or less all devices.