Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 15:04:04 +0000 From: Igor Mozolevsky <mozolevsky@gmail.com> To: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd security <freebsd-security@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: http subversion URLs should be discontinued in favor of https URLs Message-ID: <CADWvR2gVn8H5h6LYB5ddwUHYwDtiLCuYndsXhJywi7Q9vNsYvw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20171205231845.5028d01d@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <97f76231-dace-10c4-cab2-08e5e0d792b5@rawbw.com> <5A2709F6.8030106@grosbein.net> <11532fe7-024d-ba14-0daf-b97282265ec6@rawbw.com> <8788fb0d-4ee9-968a-1e33-e3bd84ffb892@heuristicsystems.com.au> <20171205220849.GH9701@gmail.com> <20171205231845.5028d01d@gumby.homeunix.com>
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On 5 December 2017 at 23:18, RW via freebsd-security < freebsd-security@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Tue, 5 Dec 2017 14:08:49 -0800 > Gordon Tetlow wrote: > > > > Using this as a reason to not move to HTTPS is a fallacy. We should do > > everything we can to help our end-users get FreeBSD in the most secure > > way. > > I think it's more a question of whether all users should be forced onto > https even if it might prevent some users from getting security updates. If updates are signed, then I don't see what can be gained by using relatively expensive HTTPS over HTTP. People screaming for HTTPS without justifying a specific threat model (cf. a generic "MITM"-bogeyman), don't understand HTTPS nor general security (to paraphrase the famous phrase). -- Igor M.
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