When I look up the difference between a VPN and proxy it says that a proxy is not secure like a VPN, but if it uses HTTPS, wouldn’t it be encrypted from that? I know that it might keep logs but would it be secure from my ISP?
Are you referring to a web proxy? If so, then https is somewhat of a challenge, not impossible but I certainly wouldn’t use a web proxy controlled by someone else on my own machine. HTTPS via a proxy is not secure for a number of reasons.
The web proxy would likely be logging your actions and possibly passwords you used.
There are many kinds of proxy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server
It looks to me like a transparent or SOCKS proxy would just change IP address as it passes traffic along. So you could do HTTPS through it.
In that case, all you’re losing relative to a VPN is an additional layer of encryption between client device and VPN/proxy server; the VPN adds another layer of encryption on that path.
But if I sign into a website using https on the proxy would they see it? It’s because I want to unblock discord on school computers. I’m using croxyproxy which uses https and discord uses https
Yes. The proxy decrypts the https on their side, and re-encrypts it for transport to you. They can see passwords.
Ok thanks. I have one more question you might be able to answer
- If I log in without the password via link or QR code would that make it safe
They wouldn’t see your passwords, but would only see your messages (or anything you see on the page)