Why “HTTPS” is being discussed
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HTTPS makes sure you’re communicating on a secure channel with the API endpoint. ZKPs guarantees that the computation happened correctly behind the endpoint. The work from Anthr…
by fscaramuzza · Nov 4, 2026
HTTPS would have mitigated this particular bug but it feels like rearranging deck chairs on the titanic to fight over that right now. We need to audit everything with powerful A…
by justicz · Nov 4, 2026
I'm blind to the problem being solved here. Can you motivate it? Why do I need more than normal HTTPS on the token API?
by ngruhn · Nov 4, 2026
Not exactly sure how would a system be able to connect to Internet to download package updates but be unable to source a correct time reference from NTP? But yes, it should prob…
by vesinisa · Nov 4, 2026
Https doesn't help with this if the MitM is the apt mirror you are using. One reason http is still used is because you need an independent signature anyway since it is common to…
by thayne · Nov 4, 2026
Why wouldn't it work on a compromised mirror? HTTPS servers can still do redirects.
by leni536 · Nov 4, 2026
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). It uses encryption for secure communication over a computer network, and is widely used on the Internet. In HTTPS, the communication protocol is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS) or, formerly, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The protocol is therefore also referred to as HTTP over TLS, or HTTP over SSL. Read more on Wikipedia