Ask PG: Make the login form available over HTTPS only?

Re:Ask PG: Make the login form available over HTTPS only? by zader on Monday July 23, 2012 @05:40AM (#4280239)

What are the "big issues" that would be caused by forcing SSL? It sounds like visitors from Iran (and other countries that block SSL sites) might be unable to access HN. What else?

(To clarify, I'm interested in the general topic of whether it's a good idea to have all-SSL websites.)

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Re:Ask PG: Make the login form available over HTTPS only? by dutchbrit on Monday July 23, 2012 @05:57AM (#4280273)

Well, when I said big issues, the only actual issue that came to mind for me was Iran. I'm not aware of any other issues it could cause - would be interested in knowing more about this too, what else could theoretically go wrong?

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Re:Ask PG: Make the login form available over HTTPS only? by julien_c on Monday July 23, 2012 @08:50AM (#4280650)

Web server performance?

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