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Index of Subjects Thank you. One of our members inquired. I thought that it was a good question ...g. Quoting Richard Bonner <ak621@chebucto.ns.ca>: > On Fri, 31 May 2019, nscs@chebucto.ns.ca wrote: > >> I note that when I bring up your website the first letters in the >> address are "https". > > *** Correct. > > >> When I bring up our website it appears simply as nscs.chebucto.org, >> no https indication. >> >> Since our website is provided by you and chebucto is part of the >> address, may I assume that our website is secure? > > *** `https' is really only needed if a website is collecting > information from its users. An example is a sales website where > users are submitting credit information. > > Does your website ask visitors to submit any personal information? > > None of my four websites use `https' because they only provide > information. Even Google's opening Search page does not use `https': > > http://www.google.ca/search > > To address your first question, since your website is hosted by > CCN, it may come under its https blanket. I will ask about this and > get back to you. > > -------- > > All this aside, here is one person's take on `https'. He feels > that it is a good idea for all websites to have encryption through > `https'. > > https://www.markbrinker.com/secure-https-website > > Richard Bonner > Chebucto User Help
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