On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 23:04 +0200, Kevin Kofler wrote:
HTTPS should displace HTTP the same way SSH displaced telnet. Most
people think people still using telnet as a remote shell are crazy
(and they're probably right), yet they'll happily use the just as
insecure unencrypted HTTP.
Likewise for mail logons. Just about everything sends username and
password in the clear. That's really bad news for security on some
networks, e.g. cable broadband.
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