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Aaron B
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Aaron B asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 1 decade ago

Significance of typing a web address with httpS instead of just http. Gets me through work website blocker.?

If I type a website address at work with the https suffix than the website blocking software does not work. If i type http:// or just the www. than, if the site should be blocked, it is blocked.

I know that https is a secure protocol that the browser (or website) encrypts, i'm not sure how that all works (hence why I am here).

My question:

Why does the webblocker software not catch the https?

I can add the "S" to any site and it will work

If I ipconfig, my DNS is the work server.

This server blocks many ports because my home proxy does not work.

I was very surprised to see that a .gov server was so easily overriden.

Update:

Not consistently, I am an engineer so I am sometimes trying to get pricing for stuff or buying parts online. online payments are usually https.

I can have IT unlock websites I need.

I am going to inform IT of the deficiency but wanted to be slightly educated on the matter first.

My suggestion to them should probably be to have the web blocking software monitor port 80 and 443 i presume.

Update 2:

No there are far to many obscure sites blocked for it to be from a master list.

For example, my old school email. It always gives the site catagory blocked.

such as: arts & entertainment, sports, hosted site, games, social networks, shopping, ect ect ect.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    https goes to port 443 instead of port 80. Do you go to any https sites as part of your work?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They probably have a list of websites that they block based on a regex.

    ex: http://(mail/.|)google.com/.*

    and didn't specify that the secure sites should be blocked as well.

    ex: http(s|)://(mail\.|)google.com/.*

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