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Anyone experienced https ?
#1

[eluser]solid9[/eluser]
Hi guys

Since because I haven't tried https.
May I know the pros and cons of putting a website
under https://

Thanks in advanced
#2

[eluser]WanWizard[/eluser]
Pro's:
- user will know they deal with the correct site (only if an official certificate is used)
- end-to-end encryption of the traffic, data (password!) doesn't go over the internet in plain text anymore

Con's:
- certificates are not free
- encryption/decryption requires CPU power
- might require code work if http:// is used hard-coded
- rewrite needed to redirect all http:// requests to https:// (external links etc)
- only one certificate == one hostname per IP address (unless SNI is used or a * certificate)
#3

[eluser]skunkbad[/eluser]
CodeIgniter does not make working with HTTPS easy for you. I had to extend many of the helper functions so that URLs, anchors, and form open tags would work in the appropriate environment. This is something that Laravel got right, but the CodeIgniter team has yet to implement. If you are interested, you can check out my helpers in the Community Auth repo.

Using a security certificate is essential if you are dealing with credit cards or other sensitive data. Sensitive data may include bank account numbers, birth dates, social security numbers, or anything the user wouldn't want to hand an identity thief. Because people basically expect you to keep their data secure, one of the biggest pros in regards to using HTTPS is that you can help keep yourself from getting sued. While I'm sure there are hackers that can do just about anything, using HTTPS means protecting all requests, responses and cookie data (provided you set the secure flag on the cookie).




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