Re: [SQU] Encrypted communication between browser and proxy ?

On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Sean Kelly wrote:
>
> I am wanting to encrypt the data sent from the browser to the
> proxy regardless of whether I'm viewing http:// or https://. I've heard
> that utilities like 'sslwrap' can be used with some daemons to add SSL
> capabilities if supported (I'm currently using this for POP and IMAP
> requests, but don't think it's possible to use it with web access
> proxying).
>
> Has anyone any experience of such a task, or solutions as to where
> to look for info?

You can use SSH port forwarding.

From the system where your browser runs, do something like this

        ssh -L 3128:squidhost:3128 squidhost

Now configure your browser to send requests to localhost:3128.

SSH then forwards the traffic, encrypted, to squidhost. Unfortunately
you have to keep ssh running all the time with this technique.

Duane W.
Received on Sun Aug 13 2000 - 00:53:26 MDT