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Re: Home proxy to webserver
From: krymson () gmail com
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:50:17 GMT
If you open a web browser at the public terminal and proxy your connection through, say, a server you have at home, your browser on the public terminal is still going to often use local cookies and history and optional storage of filled-in form fields. You'll not gain any protection. I'm assuming you mean a simple web proxy, and not some sort of other tunneling setup like a VPN. The way around this problem is to avoid using the browser on that untrusted system. You want to do one of two things: 1) Use a full VPN connection home along with screen forwarding so you're actually just consuming the remote browser. 2) Use a browser you control, i.e. via a USB stick with portable apps on it. You're still open to other attacks, but that's a good start. <- snip -> Hi list, i'm worried with the amount of people that log in into their accounts (critical ones, like email, bank account) on public servers and besides that doing the usual error of not logging out. Most of the times, the way you know someone visited e.g gmail.com is, well, accessing gmail.com. What would happen if everyone could connect via a self-own proxy, via a redirection service? Well, that's my question. Would that mitigate the common problems? 1) Cookie storage 2) History storage 3) Maintain connection speed, reliability and security Regards, Miguel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Securing Apache Web Server with thawte Digital Certificate In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate. We look at how SSL works, how it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital certificates. http://www.dinclinx.com/Redirect.aspx?36;4175;25;1371;0;5;946;e13b6be442f727d1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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