Proxy Prob .. Is it secure?

vic451 · Post by **vic451** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 5:47 pm

Besides the obvious trouble the proxys have caused how could your information be secure if you aren't establishing a connection directly between you and the end server . How can the end server make sure it keeps the connection with you and not just the proxy . Not to mention if it caches web pages . The inate problem with that I'm sure you all know .

This request appears to have come via a proxy.

The proxy host is cas01.jamisn01.pa.comcast.net which has ip address 68.80.0.130

The proxy server has announced itself as HTTP/1.1 cas01.jamisn01.pa.comcast.net[44500082] (Traffic-Server/4.0.15-M-12744 [uScM])

The Raw Details
Here are the raw details of the request received by this server.

Remote Host cas01.jamisn01.pa.comcast.net IP Address 68.80.0.130

Request Protocol HTTP/1.0 Method GET

illestdynasty · Post by **illestdynasty** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 6:59 pm

Most ISPs... well I know mine does, tells you to disable Proxies when you plan on providing credit card information online. I never use them anyway, as they seemed to slow my connection down. The most secure thing you can do is make sure that when you go out to purchase something is to make sure that your browser shows that the connection is secure.

IE generally tells you in a pop up window if the connection is secure. Netscape I think just shows the little hour glass mark. Now, to be totatlly safe, I'd think about using a firewall. There are numerous ones available, I personally use the one in my Linksys 4 port.

vic451 · Post by **vic451** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 7:07 pm

The crappy thing is this is a proxy you can't disable . It intercepts all traffic there is no avoiding it . It's a network based proxy . So you see you're never secure .

illestdynasty · Post by **illestdynasty** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 7:08 pm

Those proxys aren't that big of a deal... All ISPs have them.

vic451 · Post by **vic451** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 7:13 pm

Not true . It messes with everything . If i do a tracert on my computer i can't even see my ip . I could see my ip even being on aol , and i surely could before . It messes up all security based things , my norton updates , and som websites . So don't tell me it's no different . I work with networks for a living .

illestdynasty · Post by **illestdynasty** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 7:18 pm

well who is your ISP? I've never had any of those problems... Sorry i wasn't able to help

vic451 · Post by **vic451** » Wed Feb 06, 2002 7:23 pm

comcast is my isp as of jan 28 (the day the prob started) . Before that @home problem free runnin at a constant 4000kbits