Secured FIREFLYFANS.NET

POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Saturday, February 28, 2004 20:05
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HAKEN

Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:33 AM

If you replace the "http://" portion of this site's URL with " https://" it'll be running in secured mode. No immediate plans for what to do with it yet, but you can always post stuff from your office without big brother sniffing out what you posted.

VETERAN

Saturday, February 28, 2004 4:03 AM

Not that I understand that completely, but thanks Haken.

Frankly I'm just glad to have another opportunity to thank you for this website. If I was hooked up to a video camera you would be able to note that I have a glass raised to toast you. (PS I have used the amazonlink to make purchases, I hope that money reaches you.)

SUCCATASH

Saturday, February 28, 2004 4:06 AM

Succatash feverishly begins copying files to his office computer. Especially, all the naked email pictures sent to him by female Browncoats.

I've been waiting for this day. Thanks, Haken.

JASONZZZ

Saturday, February 28, 2004 5:08 AM

https is secured http protocol, if you are just talking regular http, then the conversation between your browser and Haken's server is in plain text - anyone in between can grab the conversation and look thru it.

However, if you are talking https, then everything between your browser and Haken's server is encrypted. No one in between can ever figure out what the conversation is...

This stuff is expensive too. Look at:

http://www.verisign.net/products/site/secure/index.html

They charge $350 a year to have a valid SSL certificate so that you can talk https ...

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HAKEN

Saturday, February 28, 2004 5:49 AM

oops...slight problem, forgot to unblock the port. So no https until that's done. Will let you all know.

CONANTHEBARBIE

Saturday, February 28, 2004 7:24 AM

Uh! Don't DO that! What if I didn't read the entire string?!!! I would have thought I was safe.

"Play nice with the other kids...unless one of the other kids wanna fight; then you have to kick the other kids' butt."
-Mushu in "Mulan"

HAKEN

Saturday, February 28, 2004 9:58 AM

Okay, port 443 is now open for the https, what's interesting is that my browser keeps prompting me about a secure and nonsecure item in this thread.

If I say "yes" to display both secure and non secure items the lock disappears, which means that it's not encrypted. If I say "no" then the lock appears, which means it is encrypted. This somehow sounds not right. Anyone else getting this?

HAKEN

Saturday, February 28, 2004 10:16 AM

I know why it's prompting me about the non-secure item in this thread. It's your inline image, Jasonzzz. If I secure the page, it won't display the image.

JASONZZZ

Saturday, February 28, 2004 4:05 PM

Yeah, that's probably a good thing... Usually on a secured site, you are guaranteeing that the client browser is seeing what they are supposed to be seeing in addition to the conversation being secured...

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
I know why it's prompting me about the non-secure item in this thread. It's your inline image, Jasonzzz. If I secure the page, it won't display the image.

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JASONZZZ

Saturday, February 28, 2004 8:02 PM

only if you use the https is the conversation encrypted. The website isn't encrypted by nature otherwise.

And since Haken had port 443 blocked (which https needs to talk over), you wouldn't have been able to use it before.

But now it's ok. He unblocked it and https works now.

Quote:
Originally posted by ConanTheBarbie:
Uh! Don't DO that! What if I didn't read the entire string?!!! I would have thought I was safe.

"Play nice with the other kids...unless one of the other kids wanna fight; then you have to kick the other kids' butt."
-Mushu in "Mulan"

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