Arnie Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 It appears that Apple and Google are pushing https as the default service for logins for services. As a result a lot of forums and websites are going to have to update. (source: https://blog.tapatalk.com/2017-the-year-of-https/ ) I've generated us a certificate and installed it, I've enabled SSL and it should work for everything. Please give it a go and let me know, you can find things at https://arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums . Once it's been tested for a bit I'll move it to be the default for us all and enable it for Tapatalk as well. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Lone_Bullet Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Appreciate it, Arnie. Great job taking care of things after all these years . Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonfodder80 Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 What does this mean for the non tech savvy troglodytes amongst us? 3 Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I'm glad you asked that, I felt silly asking so didn't. Sent from my wax tablet and stylus Link to post Share on other sites
bladerunner168 Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 The driving force for HTTPS is privacy, so when members of Arnies are discussing wotz am bested pew pew stick, the privacy and integrity of such data exchanges are protected.....in theory. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonfodder80 Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 So there will be no noticeable changes for us? Link to post Share on other sites
Lone_Bullet Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Blade, awesome text. Made me smile ^^ Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) What does this mean for the non tech savvy troglodytes amongst us? HTTPS is essentially a cool piece of tech which allows for better overall security by encrypting the connection between you and the website host. An "SSL Certificate" is assigned to the website by a certification authority (like google) which essentially says "If you can access this website over https, you know it's the correct website" - because without that certificate there's no quick proof it's them. Without a certificate, I could redirect you to a page I built to look like the one you meant to access. That's bad because you might share sensitive info trying to login etc. The certificate holds a "public key" which matches up against the "private key" the CA holds; this allows the CA to verify the site. Standard ISP logs don't catch the specific pages you're trying to access i.e. https://alexsporndungeon.com/bin/etc/goatporn/reallynastygoatporn.mp4 but instead just https://alexsporndungeon.com which in hindsight gives the game away anyway. It's good stuff all round! Edited January 14, 2017 by DrAlexanderTobacco Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 8-{> Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 In simpler (ish) terms https means login credentials (username and password) should be encrypted when sent by you to the website. Where with an http website they are passed in plain text and can be easily intercepted / stolen. Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonfodder80 Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 related to this thread, I've updated the SSL certificate today as it expired, should continue as normal Link to post Share on other sites
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