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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | Some web browsers display HTTPS with a red line through it (<span style="color:red"><s>https</s></span>) to indicate that there is a problem with the HTTPS connection. The site is displayed using basic HTTP. This is insecure, so others may observe the information exchange, it also leaves one open to Man in the Middle (MITM) attacks. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) defines how browsers and web sites communicate. HTTPS is a more secure variant of the protocol, which encrypts parts of the communications. | |
− | + | However, when this comic was published, most sites used HTTPS. A site still using HTTP may have existed before the modern proliferation of AI-generated spam sites. Thus, the red line paradoxically might indicate some degree of reliability. | |
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− | + | It is worth noting that the red cross-out can be for reasons other than using HTTP, using HTTP does not guarantee that the site is old, or that it is reliable, and any material you view from or post to the site would be readily visible to eaves-droppers. These are all factors Randall skims over to make a funny{{Citation needed}} joke. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[White Hat | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | :[White Hat sits at a desk facing his laptop with Cueball standing behind him looking over his shoulder.] | ||
:White Hat: What does the red line through https mean? | :White Hat: What does the red line through https mean? | ||
:Cueball: Oh, just that the site hasn't been updated since 2015 or so. | :Cueball: Oh, just that the site hasn't been updated since 2015 or so. | ||
:Cueball: And since it's been around that long it means it's probably legit. | :Cueball: And since it's been around that long it means it's probably legit. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | ||
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