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Re:How to take over the computer of a Maven Central user by shawnz on Monday July 28, 2014 @09:05PM (#8100188)
Isn't it exactly what they are doing, though? The only reason you would want HTTPS is to prevent MITM attacks. By making it a premium feature, they are making MITM attack mitigation a premium feature.
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