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The web started out as a very optimistic project with no security and a lot based on trust. As it evolved a lot of security had to be bolted on which now makes

by dewey 6y ago

The web started out as a very optimistic project with no security and a lot based on trust. As it evolved a lot of security had to be bolted on which now makes it a bit more complicated than in the early days. But what's the alternative? Of course a perfect protocol where nothing needs to be added later would be great, but that's not very realistic.

m_eiman 6y ago
The problem isn't just HTTPS, it's the ever-expanding array of various APIs and technologies that "must" be implemented to be a "real" or "complete" browser. Even Firefox, that's been around for a long time and has a fairly large mind share, is at best an afterthought in many web projects. The amount of APIs that need to be implemented to be considered even a basic web browser is so huge that it's not an approachable project for just about any organization, and as an individual it's just not possible.