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dserodio
on Aug 7, 2014
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HTTPS as a ranking signal
Why? The crypto is just as strong with a self-signed cert as a "name brand" cert. The only downside is teaching users to ignore SSL errors, which is bad.
cpeterso
on Aug 7, 2014
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The crypto strength of a self-signed cert is irrelevant because a MITM can generate their own self-signed cert with the your website's name.
mindcrime
on Aug 8, 2014
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Right, so you have to verify the certificate through some "out of band" (relative to the browswer) mechanism.
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