Re: Best secure surfing solution
From: Colonel Flagg (colonel_flagg_at_NOSOUPFORJ00internetwarzone.org)
Date: 01/31/04
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Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:50:58 -0500
In article <f86efd4e.0401301646.3729e776@posting.google.com>, lgst036
@hotmail.com says...
> Hi,
>
> I would be grateful if someone could give me some advice.
> Not wanting my ISP or employer to see confidential emails and surfing,
> I have set up a service with companies providing secure web browsing
> (Idzap, the cloak, etc). So my web browser is using https using
> certificates from the company offering this service.
> I have read about possibilities of intercepting the https with "man in
> the middle" or maybe other techniques.
> How difficult it is for an ISP or my company’s network
> administrator to do that. Translated in money, how much would they
> need to spend to do that.
> Are there any better solutions, maybe a VPN service, Kerberos setup or
> anything else possible.
> Of course the above assumes that the secure service provider is
> trusted on which I would be keen to find any of their commonly known
> policies. (maybe suggestions)
>
> Many thanks
>
> George
>
other than the money involved in paying a good sysadmin his/her wages,
it can be done for free. keep a watch on your certificates, have your
client authenticate the cert and question any cert change. reverify with
the issuing agency and make sure signatures are correct.
-- Colonel Flagg http://www.internetwarzone.org/ Privacy at a click: http://www.cotse.net Q: How many Bill Gates does it take to change a lightbulb? A: None, he just defines Darkness? as the new industry standard..." "...I see stupid people."
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