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Re:Chrome’s address bar will use https:// by default by wp381640 on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:02PM (#26559697)
There’s little point in encrypting if you’re not authenticating
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Re:Chrome’s address bar will use https:// by default by midasuni on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @02:25AM (#26564147)
Which is why ssh is meaningless compared with telnet?
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Re:Chrome’s address bar will use https:// by default by tptacek on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @01:12PM (#26570088)
Obviously, SSH authenticates. But on that first connection, when it prints the "you've never seen this key before" warning? You get that you're not getting any real security on that connection, right?
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