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Whitehouse Mandates HTTPS For Government Sites and Services

Posted by samzenpus on from the keeping-it-secure dept.

Bismillah writes: As per orders from Tony Scott, the government CIO, all federal agencies with publicly accessible websites must provide service only through a secure HTTPS connection. "Federal websites that do not convert to HTTPS will not keep pace with privacy and security practices used by commercial organizations, and with current and upcoming Internet standards," according to his memo. "This leaves Americans vulnerable to known threats, and may reduce their confidence in their government."

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  1. But encryption by penguinoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait, I thought government as trying to fight encryption, not require it.

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  2. Re:Oh the irony by vux984 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jebus Christ. Seriously?

    HTTPS on government sites isn't to protect you snooping from the NSA. Its to protect you from the neighbors kids, and random hackers around the world.

    Not everything is about the NSA all the time. This is a good thing; even if if doesn't shut down the NSA.