Library blocking VPN

If they've done their job properly, there won't be a way to bypass the block.

If your local library is providing you with free internet access but don't want you to use a VPN, why don't you just accept that?

You can do whatever you want to do with the VPN from your home.

Transport Layer Security(TLS) is used on most modern websites and prevents people on the same network segment as you spying on your internet traffic. It is an encrypted stream between your web browser and the web server.

Long story short, you don't need a VPN to prevent others from seeing your web traffic.

If someone is able to get a root cert on to your machine for that to happen, its more likely to be your VPN provider doing it considering you have to install their software…

You'll know because your browser will throw a certificate error. Whatever cert the hacker has re-signed the connection with will not be in your trusted root certs.

Well thats brilliant, so if someone is googling this issue they will learn that they,"have to modify the vpn protocols manually"

I presume they mean that if someone googles their issue and finds this page, they won't find their answer.

In fairness they are using a VPN to hide their browsing, not sharing information on the thread is entirely consistent with that.

That's right, be rude and demand answers, that'll wok for you. Sure fire way to get guidance on the internet.

It's an ironic catch 22. Want information from others but won't share their own information.

Vpns are useful but have limits to what they hide.

None. The OP was in a library using their own portable machine, and the library's WIFI.

Brilliant stuff OP, glad ya got sorted