Re: [tor-talk] Thoughts on proxy setup wrt insecure connections

2011-03-21 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 2/28/2011 6:35 PM, Lucky Green wrote: Joe, This article is good intro to how the STARTTLS command would be used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARTTLS In short, the client sends the STARTTLS command to the server to indicate a desire to use TLS encryption for the connection. STARTTLS is most

Re: [tor-talk] Thoughts on proxy setup wrt insecure connections

2011-03-02 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 2/28/2011 6:35 PM, Lucky Green wrote: On 2011-02-28 16:05, Joe Btfsplk wrote: Where would the "STARTTLS" command be used? Would it be a permanent change to some config file (until changed back) or used manually on each start? Joe, This article is good intro to how the STARTTLS command would

Re: [tor-talk] Thoughts on proxy setup wrt insecure connections

2011-02-28 Thread Lucky Green
On 2011-02-28 16:05, Joe Btfsplk wrote: > On 02/28/2011 03:30 PM, Robert Ransom wrote: >>> >>> Connections to the plaintext POP3 and IMAP ports may be secured using >>> the STARTTLS command. >> > Where would the "STARTTLS" command be used? > Would it be a permanent change to some config file (until

Re: [tor-talk] Thoughts on proxy setup wrt insecure connections

2011-02-28 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 02/28/2011 03:30 PM, Robert Ransom wrote: Connections to the plaintext POP3 and IMAP ports may be secured using the STARTTLS command. Where would the "STARTTLS" command be used? Would it be a permanent change to some config file (until changed back) or used manually on each start? Thank

Re: [tor-talk] Thoughts on proxy setup wrt insecure connections

2011-02-28 Thread thecarp
On 02/28/2011 03:30 PM, Robert Ransom wrote: > On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:02:40 -0500 > thecarp wrote: > >> After the whole discussion about "gatereloaded" and "badexits" I was >> thinking a bit about the discussion and wondering if there is a way to >> add a bit more protection to people who are, wel

Re: [tor-talk] Thoughts on proxy setup wrt insecure connections

2011-02-28 Thread Robert Ransom
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:02:40 -0500 thecarp wrote: > After the whole discussion about "gatereloaded" and "badexits" I was > thinking a bit about the discussion and wondering if there is a way to > add a bit more protection to people who are, well, newbs. As one article > pointed out: > > "many wh

[tor-talk] Thoughts on proxy setup wrt insecure connections

2011-02-28 Thread thecarp
After the whole discussion about "gatereloaded" and "badexits" I was thinking a bit about the discussion and wondering if there is a way to add a bit more protection to people who are, well, newbs. As one article pointed out: "many who use Tor mistakenly believe it is an end-to-end encryption tool