Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 17:54:31 +0300 From: Slawa Olhovchenkov <slw@zxy.spb.ru> To: Mark Felder <feld@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Forums.FreeBSD.org - SSL Issue? Message-ID: <20150518145430.GH1394@zxy.spb.ru> In-Reply-To: <1431956574.2820539.271626745.23D563FC@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <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> <1431956574.2820539.271626745.23D563FC@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 08:42:54AM -0500, Mark Felder wrote: > > > > > 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. > > > > You're seriously suggesting that the FreeBSD project should set security > > policies to favour higher rankings from an advertising company? > > > > If people can't search Google and find results on the first page they're > going to be very, very discouraged from even trying it out. > > I don't think I can provide any further information about what's going > on here, but I hope that I've answered some questions about why this > isn't such a terrible idea. Feel free to file a bug report if you would > like this followed up by those who have control over these decisions. Need higher rankings with https? Do https mirrors for google/bing. Client can't use strong encription? Allow cleartext and weak encription. FreeBSD forum posts don't contains any sensitive information. "Be strict in what you send, but generous in what you receive"
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