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Originally Posted by MikeyB
Which is NOT secure!
ANY site running on http can be intercepted and the contents of the site changed before it gets to your browser, https prevents this happening.
Of course, https encrypts all traffic between your browser & the server, so for example your password & any form you fill in, cannot be snooped upon.
But as others have said, https does not mean that the site itself is safe or secure, it's the connection to/from the server.
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Thank you for the reply Mike.
So are you saying that there is a higher risk of browsing/downloading content from a site that does not use https?
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Originally Posted by Paul
Generally, very little, but then I havent said it anything about that.
My point has clearly been that its not always necessary, and browsers mislead people with their FUD & warnings.
Benefit wise, their is the obvious one of not having to deal with certificates, possibly speed on very old devices, other than that, not much really.
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But you're saying is that it makes little difference to site users as to whether the site has https?