2015-03-20 - Re: [GRASE-Hotspot] SSL Problem

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From: Domingo Gómez <do***s@gmail.com>
Message Hash: 7087e2fd534b354defabda2a27b5a89027b9266fac72866ef4e25177045c487a
Message ID: <2a68dc14-0d10-4954-920f-2c273f2a27b8@grasehotspot.org>
Reply To: <CAESLx0J4ENmDf1qE3Z15riRe4+X=Y-x5sXEtqvPb0j3UeBckbA@mail.gmail.com>
UTC Datetime: 2015-03-20 09:04:35 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:04:35 -0700

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tim thanks for answering so soon.
I guess if I buy a ssl certificate would solve the problem, but it would 
take an additional cost.
El viernes, 20 de marzo de 2015, 1:33:55 (UTC-4), timwhite88 escribió:
>
> Hi Domingo
>
> Due to the way SSL works, it's impossible for us to redirect HTTPS sites. 
> The only way to do HTTPS redirection is by getting your clients to install 
> a SSL CA certificate on their computer that says you are an authoritative 
> CA, and to allow you to "Man In The Middle" their connections. This breaks 
> SSL (as it's no longer secure) and so I will not write the feature in. It 
> is an unfortunate downside to SSL, but security over convenience is much 
> better.
>
> You'll find on mobile devices, this isn't an issue as the mobile device 
> will detect the hotspot and prompt for login. Some desktop OS's can now do 
> this as well.
>
> Regards
>
> Tim
>
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Domingo Gómez <do***.@gmail.com 
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> Hello. I am completely new to this. Grase Hotpot is the first program of 
>> its kind to install.
>> I know one thing.
>> Why grase not redirect pages with https: // for example 
>> https://facebook.com
>>
>> Thanks in advance to all members and especially the creator of this 
>> wonderful implementation.
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