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HTTPS is more than just "encrypted", it's also "authenticated". That is, plain-text HTTP and FTP is not only "Not Encrypted", but also "Not Authenticated"; sayi
by cesarb 9y ago
HTTPS is more than just "encrypted", it's also "authenticated". That is, plain-text HTTP and FTP is not only "Not Encrypted", but also "Not Authenticated"; saying "Not Secure" captures both properties at the same time.
- Gracana 9y ago"Authenticated" is debatable. Someone has spent a few minutes on a third-party website to enable the green checkbox. Whether that means they are who you think they are is another matter.
- tentaTherapist 9y agoYeah, it's authenticated but only to the degree that you know that they own the domain name, and there are no other guarantees that they are who they say they are. Secure is way too strong a word.
- paulddraper 9y agoThey're certainly authenticated as the domain. They're not authenticated as anything else.