Re: How does stunnel work?

From: BiKiKii-Admin (Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header)
Date: 06/15/03 

Date: 15 Jun 2003 11:37:10 +0200

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On 15 Jun 2003, Jeffrey Wang wrote:
>on 14 Jun 2003, Walter Roberson wrote:
>
><snip for brevity>
>
>Thanks for your reply. So, iow, if you don't have a direct ssl or
>other encrypted session with the remote server, then your isp can
>log your passwords, etc., correct?
>

Review the information available here:

<http://anonymizer.autistici.org/english/anonymizer-FAQ.php>

This section : "Improve your privacy: Squid+Stunnel"

>I guess the only way to remain anon and encrypted point to point is
>to use remailers. Great. I know how fun that is.
>

 ;-)

BiKiKii

>>
>>> If anyone can explain how it works, please do. If anyone is using
>>> this with Win9x, please let me know what special considerations
>>> there are in installation and use.
>>>
>> Anything that will talk stunnel to you isn't a "regular server".
>>
>> If the destination system doesn't handle encryption itself, and
>> the destination system isn't on a network that you can create a
>> VPN to, then the data is going to have to be transmitted in the
>> clear to -somewhere-. The best you can do is use one of the
>> encrypting proxies: that will transmit the data in the clear
>> to the proxie, and then from the proxie to you would be
>> encrypted [so it wouldn't be sniffable at -your- end.]
>>
>> Hushmail is -one- company that offers encrypted browsing.
>>

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