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Slightly off-topic but did anyone else find it amusing that the Bank of England website does not support HTTPS? I think that's the first bank website I've ever
by tombrossman 11y ago
Slightly off-topic but did anyone else find it amusing that the Bank of England website does not support HTTPS? I think that's the first bank website I've ever seen that uses HTTP only.
- chrisseaton 11y agoIt's all just policy information on there. It's not online banking. It'd be nice if all sites were available on HTTPS, but it's not unusual or funny.
- logicallee 11y agoyou mean for you :)
- tombrossman 11y agoThere are many reasons to switch to HTTPS - protecting financial data in transit is just one of them. Here's an overview with further explanations but many similar examples exist: https://snyk.io/blog/10-reasons-to-use-https/ https://snyk.io/blog/10-reasons-to-use-https/
- chrisseaton 11y agoYes, amazingly I understand that. But it's not any more surprising or funny that the Bank of England would be on HTTP compared to any other policy website which still isn't on HTTPS.
- tombrossman 11y agoOkay, fair point. Perhaps I did not explain myself thoroughly. When I see bank + policy + not just some random bank but the BANK OF ENGLAND, I do expect to see HTTPS guaranteeing the integrity of what is unquestionably important and influential data being served to decision makers. This amused me, but maybe I'm just easily amused.
- cesarb 11y agoOne of the largest banks here in Brazil is also HTTP-only for its main website. Of course, its online banking website is HTTPS-only (and until very recently, it required the use of the RC4 cipher).