Reddit to start fully encrypting traffic by next month (06/2015)

Übergizmo --

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/06/reddit-fully-encrypt-traffic/

Should all websites employ HTTPS browsing which helps make surfing the web more secure, at least as far as your privacy is concerned? Well some digital rights advocates are claiming that should be the way moving forward and while there are plenty of websites out there that continue to use the HTTP standard, you will be pleased to learn that Reddit won't. The website that describes itself as the front page of the internet has recently announced that by the end of the month, they will stop using the HTTP standard and will switch to HTTPS, thus ensuring that all traffic to its website will be encrypted. According to Ricky Ramirez, Reddit's systems administrator, "We're ready to enforce that everyone use a secure connection with reddit." Reddit joins the likes of other social media websites and huge names on the internet such as Facebook, Google, and Wikipedia in providing encrypted traffic. This is no doubt great news for users of these websites and services who are feeling a little exposed, especially with all the news about hackers hacking into systems and stealing information, and let's not forget the claims that Big Brother is snooping on all of our activities. Ironically enough despite being the reason for the extra precaution and paranoia, the US government recently stated that all federal websites will only provide its services through similar encrypted connections by the end of 2016. Read about reddit and Security. Filed in Web.


Comments


[6 Points] MLP_is_my_OPSEC:

reddit has actually used HTTPS for a while now, although it still has to be enabled in user settings. I'm not sure if this means they'll be forcing HTTPS connections as default, but I sure hope so. I think this article is referring to the reddit toolbar being discontinued.


[3 Points] napoleongold:

I have been using the HTTPS for about a month now and the one wonky thing is arrow buttons disappeared across the entire site. I can still vote up and down but with RES nightmode on they disappear.


[2 Points] KarmaTaBurn:

Here is the official reddit annoucement released yesterday. Some interesting comments about the other existing reddit domains (ssl.reddit.com and pay.reddit.com) that many of us have 'whitelisted' in NoScript.

https://np.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/39zje0/reddit_will_soon_only_be_available_over_https

---- reddit.com/redditdev announcement ----

Nearly 1 year ago we gave you the ability to view reddit completely over SSL. Now we're ready to enforce that everyone use a secure connection with reddit.

Please ensure that all of your scripts can perform all of their functions over HTTPS by June 29. At this time we will begin redirecting all site traffic to be over HTTPS and HTTP will no longer be available.

If this will be a problem for you, please let us know immediately.


[2 Points] None:

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