Is it possible for avast! to scan SSL traffic?

[Asyn]

Just to set this clear.
Any connection can be scanned, but to scan a secure connection makes no sense at all.

[Simion]

I always thought Avast scanned SSL email. Guess I am wrong.

[Simion]

Just to set this clear.
Any connection can be scanned, but to scan a secure connection makes no sense at all.

With phoney SSL certificates around, I think it would be a good idea. There are also phoney digital signatures on some programs.

[Asyn]

I always thought Avast scanned SSL email. Guess I am wrong.

avast scans your mails.
Don't worry.

[Pondus]

I always thought Avast scanned SSL email. Guess I am wrong.

http://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=458



maybe someone from avast should come in here and explain this SSL thing or this thread may be very very long 

[Simion]

I always thought Avast scanned SSL email. Guess I am wrong.

http://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=458



maybe someone from avast should come in here and explain this SSL thing or this thread may be very very long 

Thanks, I was searching for something like that. Perhaps HTTPS comes in on varying ports in browsers, so aren't scanned like HTTP on port 80. Just a guess.

[Asyn]

Perhaps HTTPS comes in on varying ports in browsers, so aren't scanned like HTTP on port 80. Just a guess.

Bad guess.

[Simion]

Perhaps HTTPS comes in on varying ports in browsers, so aren't scanned like HTTP on port 80. Just a guess.

Bad guess.

Well, do you have a better guess, or are you just another Evangelist with 4 million inane posts?

[Asyn]

Well, do you have a better guess, or are you just another Evangelist with 4 million inane posts?

443
And that's no guess..!!

[Lisandro]

I always thought Avast scanned SSL email. Guess I am wrong.

The email is decrypted by avast and scanned.
It makes no sense scan an encrypted email (SSL) connection. It's encrypted.

[Simion]

I always thought Avast scanned SSL email. Guess I am wrong.

The email is decrypted by avast and scanned.
It makes no sense scan an encrypted email (SSL) connection. It's encrypted.

Thanks for a reasonable answer, Tech. Why then can't Avast decrypt and scan SSL traffic in browsers?

[Asyn]

Why then can't Avast decrypt and scan SSL traffic in browsers?

Ahhh...
You don't get it, do you.
What would be the sense of an encrypted connection, when any program can decrypt it..!!!
Please think about that.

Edit: Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Secure

[Lisandro]

Simion, the encryption is to prevent any eye on it. If a program can decrypt it, it won't be secure. Think in your banking transactions over https.

[Simion]

Simion, the encryption is to prevent any eye on it. If a program can decrypt it, it won't be secure. Think in your banking transactions over https.

I guess I'm not making myself clear here, so I'll rephrase the question: If Avast can decrypt and scan SSL emails, why can't Avast decrypt and scan SSL webpages?

[Asyn]

If Avast can decrypt and scan SSL emails, why can't Avast decrypt and scan SSL webpages?

avast! can't scan ssl mails, it works in between the client and the server.