Forum HTTPS

[AFowlie]

Hello,

Linux x86
Firefox 45.0.1

I noticed the forum webpages don't load with https, i.e. this URL works

http://sarah.hepforge.org/forum.html

but this one returns the only the navigation bar on the LHS

https://sarah.hepforge.org/forum.html

This is a problem because e.g. google directs to the https SARAH hepforge page, and clicking through takes you to the https URL.

Best,

Andrew.

[FStaub]

Hi Andrew,

thank you for pointing out this issue. The problem is that I would need to pay extra for a server with SSL connection. Before I put (my own) money into that, I first wanted to see if the forum is really accepted. Thus, for the moment, the best what I can do is to add a message that people should switch to https.

Best,
florian

[JPEllis]

It's possible to get free SSL certificates with Let's Encrypt; or alternatively, most CDNs also offer encryption for free (in addition to reducing the load on your server). One of the most popular CDNs is Cloudflare (which I use myself for my website), or there's also Kloudsec which is a little easier to setup. All these options cost you nothing