Re: [proxyTools-users] Privacy in proxytools - url obfuscation?

[Jose B. S. <jb...@ba...>]

That sounds very promising. I'll try and install it on my server, and test it
soon. I fear now I really have to learn Python, because without url
obfuscation I really can't risk much more than testing a few "inocuous" urls.

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:19:57 +0000, Michael Foord wrote
> I've written a CGI proxy in python called approx.
> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/atlantibots/pythonutils.html
> 
> It needs to be installed on an external server with Python 2.2 +. 
> This will be almost all Linux servers.
> 
> It doesn't *yet* do URL obfuscation - but that would be *trivial* to 
> add. When used just as a CGI it only modifies webpages - it doesn't 
> work with Javascript. However - when used with a clientside proxy as 
> well (browser connects to localhost - clientside proxy connects to 
> approx).
> 
> The clientside proxy is still 'alpha' - I've had it working (and 
> used it regularly) via our company proxy - but it didn't work with a 
> direct connection. Help in testing would be appreciated. Because it 
> proxies all connections from the browser - things like javascript 
> work fine.
> 
> Note for Wayne - if you wanted to build in support for approx into 
> localproxy, it would be *very* easy. The url's just need rewriting 
> for the approx location. It's an http/ftp only proxy of course.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Fuzzy
> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml
> 
> Jose Bernardo Silva wrote:
> 
> >Hello!
> >
> >I am using now another software to bypass the corporate firewall censorship
> >measures. The use NTLM for authentication, websense for the censorship
> >software. My problem is that the sw that I use now, hasn't been updated in
> >over 2 years, and doesn't support "translating" much of the javascript being
> >used to navigate inside sites.
> >I was thinking of using proxytools instead, but I need to know if the url's
> >are obfuscated when they are sent thru the corporate proxy (as it is done by
> >the sw that I use now), or are they sent in plain view? If so, I can't use
> >proxytools, as accessing competitors websites or recruitment sites is reason
> >for disciplinary procedures, so finding a url for one of those in the ISA logs
> >would get me into trouble.
> >Thank you!
> >
> >PS: I have a server outside the corporate network with cgi access, so I can
> >always put a script or a program there to obfuscate the urls and proxy
> >everything...
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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