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why this is a problem? Streaming over Http just works - even on clients from 1999 like Winamp. Why would you military grade encrypt radio service or static sit
by iberator 8mo ago
why this is a problem? Streaming over Http just works - even on clients from 1999 like Winamp.
Why would you military grade encrypt radio service or static site anyway?
- bandrami 8mo agoTo keep your ISP from slipping ads into the audio stream? To keep RIAA from finding out what you're streaming and suing you into oblivion?
- miki123211 8mo agoAnd, more importantly, to keep misconfigured network appliances from treating every resource on the web as HTML and trying to shove ads into it, breaking audio players.
- rustyhodge 8mo agoBecause some browsers get annoyed and put up lots of alerts if they can't make a https connection
- jamesbfb 8mo agoRusty, of SomaFM fame? What a blessing to see you here! Mega fan, proud SomaFM mug owner from Australia :)
- sneak 8mo agoA static site? Because any hop can inject arbitrary code which your browser will then execute. TLS doesn’t just offer confidentiality, it also offers integrity.
- davidwritesbugs 8mo agoIt doesn’t “just” work, I just implemented a streaming radio client and the http streams were a nightmare