Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 09:43:24 +0200 From: patpro@patpro.net To: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> Cc: Mark Felder <feld@freebsd.org>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Forums.FreeBSD.org - SSL Issue? Message-ID: <7EA714EE-27E3-4433-96B8-A334C5A7BD30@patpro.net> In-Reply-To: <20150516190047.R69409@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <CACRVPYOALi-V8D34zeJTYdSwHshYrqtttqVV3=aP8Yb6ZAxfyg@mail.gmail.com> <2857899F-802E-4086-AD41-DD76FACD44FB@modirum.com> <05636D22-BBC3-4A15-AC44-0F39FB265CDF@patpro.net> <20150514193706.V69409@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <555476CB.2010005@ivpro.net> <1431608885.1875421.268665801.1220FE34@webmail.messagingengine.com> <5554C025.9090903@ivpro.net> <20150515173820.M69409@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <1431694294.3518862.269597633.213CD919@webmail.messagingengine.com> <20150516190047.R69409@sola.nimnet.asn.au>
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On 18 mai 2015, at 09:05, Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> wrote: >>=20 >> Actually, that might be the reason -- Google search results. Perhaps >> Google is also logging what protocols/ciphers your HTTPS has and is >> using that in search rankings. >=20 > You're seriously suggesting that the FreeBSD project should set = security=20 > policies to favour higher rankings from an advertising company? There's a bigger picture. Google is promoting strong security. Using web = sites HTTPS details (proto, ciphers, certificate trustworthiness...) as = ranking parameter is an incentive for admin to switch to better protocol = and stronger cipher suits (& more expensive certificates). Their next step, currently ongoing in fact, is to limit or even remove = browser confidence in older protocol/ciphers, so that users would be = deterred from visiting those web sites. Domain Validated certificates = are probably a target to be shot dead in few years too. As an admin I find it to be a pain in the *** to constantly have to deal = with latest Google "vision", but as a user I think they are right = because that's the way to go for promoting strong crypto. regards, patpro=
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