Good riddance! That the web's core transport protocol used to lack encryption and authentication is an artifact from a time when nobody thought that the Intern

Good riddance! That the web's core transport protocol used to lack encryption and authentication is an artifact from a time when nobody thought that the Internet was ever going to be used for anything of real-world value. HTTP is a dinosaur. The age of the dinosaurs is over. It's slightly cool and quirky that it used to be a thing, but we should all be glad that it isn't anymore.