[89821] in Cypherpunks
Secure HTTP proxying
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Feldman)
Wed Nov 12 04:04:22 1997
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:33:02 -0700
From: "Paul Feldman" <p.feldman@mailexcite.com>
Reply-To: "Paul Feldman" <p.feldman@mailexcite.com>
Hi,
do someone knows if there is any browser which uses SSL to contact a HTTP proxy ?
in the standard schema, we want to contact a secure server through a proxy, so the
browser sends the CONNECT method to the proxy to contact the remote (secure) site.
in the schema of my interest, the browser wants to contact a remote secure or insecure
site with "hiding" of the communication from some intermediate sniffers, it does
so by using a http proxy in SSL mode and then contacting the site of his choice.
This is very important for permitting web navigation in insecure environnements if
the malicious eyes dont have access to the proxy's network.
talking about HTTP proxies in general, i think setting these is as important as setting
anonymous remailers, i hope there are some ppl with enough motivation and ressources
to help broadcast safe cyberculture.
Best Regards
-- paul
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