So i have an antivirus which uses SSL filtering, so my website certificates are given by the antivirus. Howver, i am told that when i use a vpn, the SSL certificates should be given by the vpn. However, even with my vpn on, my antivirus still issues the SSL certificates, does this mean my vpn is prevented from working properly cuz of the SSL filtering of my antivirus? Does this mean my vpn isnt encrypting the connection between the computer and website?
“the SSL certificates should be given by the vpn.”
that is not true & if it where you should dump your vpn. That would require you to trust your vpn enough that they could look at all your traffic unencrypted. There is debate on whether a AV should do it either. There has been issues where AV products have decreased security in the past by using a cert that wasn’t as strong and do you trust that something they decrypted couldn’t get sent somewhere? I always choose to turn it off.
You can change ssl filtering in the eset settings, not a big issue.
ohh i see thanks for your reply, so does this mean my vpn would still be functional and achieve its purpose of creating an encrypted tunnel between computer and website?
Yes your traffic between your (for example bank) will be encrypted by their certificate inside of a encrypted tunnel that the vpn sets up for you. Think of it like being encrypted twice.
right thanks very much again, so its kind of like the certificate encrypted the encrypted vpn connection