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Post at 3-3-2015 21:22  Profile P.M. 
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Why is this forum not available in HTTPS?

New to the site and loving the stories, some really great information on here! But just thinking about privacy concerns with the site not being available in HTTPS.

Some of you may be aware but traffic sent to sites over HTTP like this forum is in clear text.
i.e: anyone sat on your network can view what you are looking at and posting.

I know that one could just use a VPN to avoid having the traffic sniffed, I personally do, however not everyone wants to get one.

Any thoughts on this? Would be great for everyone's privacy.

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Post at 3-3-2015 21:49  Profile P.M. 
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QUOTE:
Originally posted by eagle141 at 3-3-2015 21:22
anyone sat on your network can view what you are looking at and posting.
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Thanks for raising the issue.

How exactly would they do that? And by network do you mean a password-protected home Wi-Fi network?

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Reply #2 Mister's post

It's really quite simple, they just need to get an SSL certificate for their server.

You'll notice when you're on a site that has HTTPS like google you will see a lock to the left of the URL bar, you can click the lock to see more information.

I do mean a network like your Home Wi-Fi or Work Wi-Fi basically a local network. Make sure that your WiFi is protected by WPA2 and not WEP as WEP is old outdated and well just shit.

Hope that helps.

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Mister   4-3-2015 22:16  Acceptance  +5   Thanks for the info. Any other precautions besides WPA2?
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Post at 8-3-2015 00:36  Profile P.M. 
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This is hosted by a forum service, not on a private server, as you can see at the bottom of the page. It is probably something that requires an additional fee for provider to implement.
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Post at 8-3-2015 22:38  Profile P.M. 
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no one uses https on forums, because it's useless and it will slow down the server. if you have problem use vpn/proxy.
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Reply #5 karopre1's post

As an network engineer I disagree. The difference in performance is negligible for a site such as this.

The extra CPU resources required for encryption aren't really a problem for any modern CPU, the additional TCP packets required in an HTTPS connection only really cause performance issues on the initial connection(maybe about 10% slower) after that it's not even noticeable.

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dude, if you were network engineer you wouldn't suggest using ssl on board, never seen it in practice like you say
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Yeah, no need for encryption for a forum or board.
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QUOTE:
Originally posted by eagle141 at 10-3-2015 18:59
As an network engineer I disagree. The difference in performance is negligible for a site such as this.

The extra CPU resources required for encryption aren't really a problem for any modern CPU, th ...

Most just dun feel its a real benefit and thinks its an overkill for a forum until something happens to them
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