Re: !Re: using proxy - how much can IT people see?

chris_at_nospam.com
Date: 05/07/03 

Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 21:33:29 -0700

On Sun, 4 May 2003 22:03:59 -0400, "Rob" <noemail@pse.com> wrote:

>
>"John Elsbury" <johne@neveryoumind.co.nz> wrote in message
>news:3eb59c5d.600263573@news.clear.net.nz...
>> On Sun, 4 May 2003 15:26:18 -0400, "Rob" <noemail@pse.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I assume that even though the company's proxy can record the encrypted
>> >traffic, it cannot decode it. Am I right?
>> >
>>
>> The fact that the secure connection occurred, the originating IP,
>> (soften) the login account, and the destination site are all logged at
>> the proxy, however.
>>
>> An admin who is doing their job properly will probably notice and may
>> wonder what it is you are doing at that site. Looking up the site is,
>> of course, trivial.
>
>Thanks. I often use web based EMAIL services that use SSL (for both
>receiving and sending EMAIL).
>I am sure the administrator can easily figure out that I am using such a
>EMAIL service by examining the DNS logs.
>But he (or she) cannot read any of the EMAIL that I have received or sent
>since SSL is used for the entire session.
>(All I care about is that the administrator cannot snoop on my private
>EMAIL!). It sounds like I am safe from eavesdropping.

An administrator can easily monitor your local computer. Remember,
it's their computer and they have the right, especially if you are
using it for non-business related activities.

-Chris

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