Closed Bug 671794 Opened 13 years ago Closed 10 years ago

Support HTTP browsing by default

Categories

(developer.mozilla.org Graveyard :: General, defect, P3)

defect

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: openjck, Unassigned)

References

Details

Support HTTP browsing by default, with HTTPS only used where absolutely necessary to improve performance. Users complain that HTTPS slows the connection unnecessarily.
Summary: HTTP browsing → Support HTTP browsing by default
Priority: -- → P3
Blocks: 756266
Please keep in mind that exposing session cookies trough unencrypted connections allows user sessions to be hijacked.
Version: Kuma → unspecified
Component: Website → Landing pages
No longer blocks: 756266
Very little support for this idea here, but the people on UserVoice were all over it. Might be best to keep it open.
Component: Landing pages → General
Whiteboard: u=user c=siteadmin p=
John from 9 months ago has no idea what he's talking about. We have been using HTTPS by default for ages and hear very few complaints. The last mention of this was probably more than one year ago. Closing pending greater (any?) interest.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 10 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Product: developer.mozilla.org → developer.mozilla.org Graveyard
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