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Does it need it? All the site does is show you text.
by caseyscottmckay 5y ago
Does it need it? All the site does is show you text.
- wayneftw 5y agoOne thing that I don't like about unsecure sites is that, depending on the ISP or Wifi access point, they might inject things into the stream.
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- halfdan 5y agoYes, because not having it will still leave your browsing on that site succeptible to MITM attacks.
- netflixandkill 5y agoI used to be of this opinion but enough ISPs and other intermediaries will happily MITM http (and DNS) if they can to inject ads or redirects to affiliates. With modern hardware and letsencrypt, getting SSL going is about close to free and less effort than what most "just text" sites do for their content.
- Sohcahtoa82 5y agoYes, static sites still need HTTPS. Troy Hunt explains it well: https://www.troyhunt.com/heres-why-your-static-website-needs-https/ https://www.troyhunt.com/heres-why-your-static-website-needs...
- dvfjsdhgfv 5y agoN-gate has done a good job of debunking these arguments (google for "Discourse on HTTPS n-gate").
- diogenesjunior 5y ago>Does it need it? Yes. It's that simple.