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> Conversely, you control what shows up on your own > private CDN, like CloudFront. Sure, there may be > downside outside of your control, but nobody is goi
by jmillikin 14y ago
> Conversely, you control what shows up on your own
> private CDN, like CloudFront. Sure, there may be
> downside outside of your control, but nobody is going
> to be able to alter the resources there without your
> permission.
Well, CloudFront could, since they control the machines that your users are connecting to.
- pyre 14y agoOne could say the same of any host.
- jmillikin 14y agoThat's the point; it's silly to say that https://some-cdn.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js https://some-cdn.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js is inherently less secure than https://my-cloudfront-proxied-site.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js https://my-cloudfront-proxied-site.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js
- pyre 14y agoWell, it also depends on your level of trust for Google vs. CloudFront.