WPAD is defined as a protocol utilized by IE to automatically configure the browsers HTTP and HTTPS proxy settings. Before fetching its first page, IE will use the DNS in order to locate a WPAD _le, and if one is found, will utilize its contents in order to configure IEs proxy settings.
1) Describe what capabilities were inadvertently provided to owner of the domain wpad.edu as a result of this protocol. Describe how personal information may be exposed as a result of this issue.
2) Explain whether pages are served over the SSL protected from problem you explained? If so, explain why; if not, explain why not.