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Old 12-20-2005, 07:25 PM   #1
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Redirects to SSL connections


I've always wondered this so thought I'd make a quick post. Most secure sites I've visited forward you to a https URL before signing in. A few, however, have you sign in from a http URL, which then forwards you to a secure page. All of these say that the connection and log in process is secure. Is there a difference between the two methods? I've never felt safe entering passwords on a connection that doesn't seem to be SSL yet.
 
Old 12-21-2005, 10:01 AM   #2
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The key is that the login form action point to an SSL URL for the data post to take place.
 
Old 12-21-2005, 08:53 PM   #3
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So as long as you're immediately forwarded to an SSL URL, everything you entered on the non-SSL URL was encrypted?
 
  


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