Be bit careful on your assumptions - once you get a “token” (security SSL thing like a cookie) on the browser / Device it pretty much identifies the “USER INTERFACE” and the “USER”.. regardless of where you connect.
the Front end of the service (what is giving you that webpage, and or the firewall at the gateway to the resources on the application provider network) actually looks at device / interface level... vs. just what IP your are on. There are actually more ways to tell where you are like the Wi-if address your on identifies where you are at as well...
That’s why you have to re-authenticate when you hit a bank from a different compute -each computer has it’s own ID / Token.
VPN wise - there are encrypted VPN’s, and “NON-encrypted”... a VPN only extends the network IP addresses from one network the other - so your home computer can have an IP network address from work - BUT like I said, your machine tokens ‘ Cookies will still carry your ID if you used them on your IP network.
BTW - you guys ever watch the Snowden stuff ?
Using a VPN, does that show up as an IP address in some other location? Or will it just route info/requests for location to my ISP and known location?
A VPN is like an encrypted tunnel to a proxy address. Think of all the traffic of all the people using the VPN as funneling through one server online, or one of a handful. So all those people will be masquerading as if they originated from that server address. You may live in Texas and you look like you're in Maine or Canada.
Thanks, but do they always switch around where your location appears or will it always go where the VPN company is? I mean, if it could always show me as in TX but never in CA I'd be happy.
And it sucks your multifactor deal won't work on a "rooted phone".
