Re: [xml-dev] 2007 Predictions

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David Megginson <>
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2007-01-15T17:01:07Z
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Re: [xml-dev] 2007 Predictions
On 15/01/07, Tei <> wrote:

> safe:
>  - protected from nake eye inspection of actual data HTTP move
>  - validate server identity, that can serve to avoid phising or DNS spoofing.
>  - protected content from malware javascript/html inyection
>  - validate client identity? (not idea about this, but I think is posible)
>  - cypher is strong against brute force
>  - cypher strong against password distribution problem (PKI dont need
> that ...much)
>
> Other than that. Again. Maybe was not soo a good idea, cause people
> want fast porn. Not safe or private porn. Wait... bad analogy.

You hit one problem -- HTTPS significantly increases the server load
(by several times).  The other, more serious problem is that HTTPS
makes web resources uncacheable.


All the best,


David