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    HTTPS

    Please add https support to the forums.

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    Re: HTTPS

    Quote Originally Posted by v_hz_v
    Please add https support to the forums.
    What will that do?
    I thought it was for making secure payments.

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    Re: HTTPS

    Quote Originally Posted by Turtle
    What will that do?
    Its all explained here
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https
    But you dont need to worry about it if you keep using the ointment.

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    https only protects data in transit from eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks. Once data arrives at its destination, it is only as safe as the computer it is on. Gene Spafford states that it is like "using an armored truck to transport rolls of pennies between someone on a park bench and someone doing business from a cardboard box.

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