Re: [squid-users] proxy: explicit & transparent + VideoCache

On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:34:09 -0000, Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
wrote:

>> Why?
>
> Possible reasons:
>
> 1) 302 being the status you really want to use for this.
>
> 2) "transparent proxy" aka "intercepting proxy" aka "man-in-middle
> attack"
> perhapse the plugin is smart enough to detect such attacks and prevent
> them
> from working.
>
> 3) perhapse the plugins is simply smart enough to realize it will never
> get
> a redirect back from the real source.
>
> 4) perhapse the browser does not have access to the new location.
>
> 5) perhapse the browser is limiting the sources the plugin may connect
> to.
> raw-IP addresses are known to be dangerous.

Browser (or flash plugin in browser) even don't trying to send request to
10.10.10.1 if proxy is transparent.
Received on Thu Aug 06 2009 - 05:42:47 MDT