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Yeah unfortunately this new vBulletin theme is a mess and haven't been able to track down the URL source yet even when grepping all the files and searching the DB, but haven't spent too much time on it.
Anandtech also switched to https. What is the benefit of https on web sites that serve public information? I would argue that even for the forums is overkill. What kind of people would go into all the trouble to intercept your connection and steal your phoronix sessionid.
Anandtech also switched to https. What is the benefit of https on web sites that serve public information? I would argue that even for the forums is overkill. What kind of people would go into all the trouble to intercept your connection and steal your phoronix sessionid.
Some Linux users are overly-concerned about privacy and such... Only practical use really is for protecting login information on forums. Or in my case, just because Google favors HTTPS for SEO now.
Anandtech also switched to https. What is the benefit of https on web sites that serve public information? I would argue that even for the forums is overkill. What kind of people would go into all the trouble to intercept your connection and steal your phoronix sessionid.
The other big reason is that within the last ten years ISPs have been modifying web traffic, inserting web hooks and advertising that wasn't on the original page. HTTPS prevents any of that. Just don't make the mistake of installing your ISPs CDROM. It might install a MITM proxy and trusted certificate.
From stories I've heard, I'm shocked at how scummy some companies are.
Anandtech also switched to https. What is the benefit of https on web sites that serve public information? I would argue that even for the forums is overkill. What kind of people would go into all the trouble to intercept your connection and steal your phoronix sessionid.
HTTPS can also potentially improve page load speed if you enable HTTP/2 based HTTPS. Looks like Phoronix is only using HTTP/1.1 based HTTPS so missing the HTTP/2 benefits.
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