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minus-squareono@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year ago Hmmm, hosting a hacker post without an https url… Given that the Jargon File / Hacker’s Dictionary predates https by at least 20 years and is not remotely sensitive information, I don’t think it’s a problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jargon_file http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/ P.S. This entry in particular might be informative: http://www.hackersdictionary.com/html/entry/hacker.html
minus-squarebia@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMaybe I’m wrong, but using http could create a MITM vulnerability. And for me this issue is my browser is setup to block http URLs. It’s just not a good look.
minus-squareHexarei@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago Maybe I’m wrong, You are. The only way it “creates a MITM vuln” is if you’re entering sensitive information into the site, which you’re not.
Given that the Jargon File / Hacker’s Dictionary predates https by at least 20 years and is not remotely sensitive information, I don’t think it’s a problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jargon_file
http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/
P.S. This entry in particular might be informative:
http://www.hackersdictionary.com/html/entry/hacker.html
Maybe I’m wrong, but using http could create a MITM vulnerability.
And for me this issue is my browser is setup to block http URLs. It’s just not a good look.
You are. The only way it “creates a MITM vuln” is if you’re entering sensitive information into the site, which you’re not.