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Re: Tor and HTTPS
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- Subject: Re: Tor and HTTPS
- From: Ringo Kamens <2600denver@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:37:26 -0400
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While it's true that privoxy can't filter things when you're using
HTTPS, IMHO it's much better to use encrypted connections in general,
especially when you trust the host. If you have scripts disabled on your
browser then privoxy isn't really all that needed.
Comrade Ringo Kamens
nobledark@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sorry if this sounds a bit stupid but looking for some
> clarification. I've read that using HTTPS over Tor actually reduces
> your security due to the bypass of your local proxy (Privoxy, etc) -
> is this the case for all usage or does it justs affect hidden
> services? For example, if I am accessing Hushmail via a Tor-enabled
> Firefox browser, is that traffic not protected by the anonymized
> circuit or otherwise less secure than a connection to a port 80 web
> site?
>
> Thanks -nD
>
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