Chris_the_mad_techy

We have since added an array of IP adresses linked to Puffin/Cloumosa and as yet we still have not managed to block it!! We could really do with some fresh ideas!

Thank you for the info jmak! We'll have to keep thinking!!!

Cool that's good to know! Thank you Achandler!

Hi All, I am hoping that someone may be able to help with this. We had a report from a teacher that students were able to access Facebook and other blacklisted sites via managed iPads. We tested this with Safari and they could NOT access anything that was blacklisted. Upon further investigation we found that the students were using 'Puffin Browser'. The way this browser works is; 1. You request a site 2. It loads on their server 3. Their server then 'projects' a Java translated version of the site to your device, via their own Proxy. Hence bypassing the traditional security. The good side of this browser is that you can view Flash content easily on i-devices! We have tried adding cloudmosa.com with various wildcards added to our RM filter and this has not had any effect. Puffin is an age restricted app, 17+, so we have been thinking down the lines of using our Lightspeed system to filter out age limited packages, is this the best way or is there another way.

We have found an issue with Puffin Browser. I don't know if you are blocking sites like Facebook and Twitter for the students, within school, but if you are Puffin Browser will allow unrestricted access to these sites and any others you may have blacklisted. We are actually trying to find a way of blocking the use of Puffin Browser. Just something to think about!