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To use the wifi at my university, you must install a CA root certificate by them. In my case, I am using a Mac computer with a VPN installed.

I'm curious, what can they see me do on my computer by forcing me to install their certificate? Can they see my login information to websites? Can they see what websites I visit, even though I'm using a VPN? If so, is there anything I can do to prevent this. I do not know much about certificates, so it caught my attention.

Also, they use Googles DNS 8.8.8.8 and a couple DNS's that start with 208.

Thanks for any information.

To use the wifi at my university, you must install a CA root certificate by them. In my case, I am using a Mac computer with a VPN installed.

I'm curious, what can they see me do on my computer by forcing me to install their certificate? Can they see what websites I visit, even though I'm using a VPN? If so, is there anything I can do to prevent this. I do not know much about certificates, so it caught my attention.

Also, they use Googles DNS 8.8.8.8 and a couple DNS's that start with 208.

Thanks for any information.

To use the wifi at my university, you must install a CA root certificate by them. In my case, I am using a Mac computer with a VPN installed.

I'm curious, what can they see me do on my computer by forcing me to install their certificate? Can they see my login information to websites? Can they see what websites I visit, even though I'm using a VPN? If so, is there anything I can do to prevent this. I do not know much about certificates, so it caught my attention.

Also, they use Googles DNS 8.8.8.8 and a couple DNS's that start with 208.

Thanks for any information.

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Mike
Mike
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What can my university see by installing a CA root certificate on my computer, even when I'm using a VPN?

To use the wifi at my university, you must install a CA root certificate by them. In my case, I am using a Mac computer with a VPN installed.

I'm curious, what can they see me do on my computer by forcing me to install their certificate? Can they see what websites I visit, even though I'm using a VPN? If so, is there anything I can do to prevent this. I do not know much about certificates, so it caught my attention.

Also, they use Googles DNS 8.8.8.8 and a couple DNS's that start with 208.

Thanks for any information.