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Probably they're trying to avoid "not secure" warnings from browser which are displayed if http-served web page contains password input fields (Chrome 56+, sinc

• mschuster91 9y ago
  These don't appear for localhost, though.
  • Xylakant 9y ago
    It’s not localhost as domain, it’s a real registered domain that points to the loopback address.
    • revelation 9y ago
      It should still not show the warning then, right? Because you're still talking to localhost, and that is ultimately what matters. And what is the motivation behind having a domain you need internet for to resolve to point towards localhost to use with a certificate only localhost is meant to have? This is all sorts of effed up.
      • netsharc 9y ago
        I'm guessing it's so the end-users can just say "go to www.[bla].de", similar to going to gmail.com...