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No, they are not. For one thing you have to terminate all your SSL on your loadbalancer in order to distribute the traffic. That makes SPDY a no-go for web-ho
by phkamp 14y ago
No, they are not. For one thing you have to terminate all your SSL on your loadbalancer in order to distribute the traffic. That makes SPDY a no-go for web-hotels/web-hosting where each customer has their own certificate.
Second, there are perfectly valid legally mandated circumstances which forbid end-to-end privacy, from children in schools to inmates in jail and patients in psych. hospitals, not to mention corporate firewalls and the monster that looks out for classified docs not leaking out of CIA.
- obtu 14y agoI was talking about performance, but: SNI addresses your first point. For the second point, whoever needs to enforce snooping already has to deal with SSL.
- comex 14y ago> No, they are not. For one thing you have to terminate all your SSL on your loadbalancer in order to distribute the traffic. That makes SPDY a no-go for web-hotels/web-hosting where each customer has their own certificate. That's what SNI is for. > Second, there are perfectly valid legally mandated circumstances which forbid end-to-end privacy Then install spyware on the user's computer, or add a trusted SSL key and mitm all the things.