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Minor upgrade #139763248176 - SSL support for MotK Forums and Webchat
helvetica:
SSL support has now been added to both the forums and the webchat. Just simply type https instead of http. You may see a scary warning message saying the certificate is self-signed, this is OK. Just accept the cert and enjoy.
Advantages:
- No eavesdropping, noone can spy on your IRC connection or steal your forum password (unless they've bugged your computer of course)
- Bypass filtering firewalls/proxies, most filters and proxies let SSL go through unmolested and unfiltered as they can't intrude on the connection without exposing itself
- All the cool kids are doing it (well I am at least :()
Links to SSL secured versions of MotK sites and services:
https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/
https://webchat.ppirc.net/
Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin:
Hmm ... Once I'd gotten through Firefox going "AUGH DO NOT WANT," it started taking ages for the forum-icon-images to load. (It's also complaining because the Shrinemaiden logo is still pointed at the http server, not the https one ...)
helvetica:
None of the images will be loaded over https, this is by design.
Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin:
Okay, but the icons are still pointing at the https server. "Copy image location" gets me "https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/Themes/ModernDark64_2rc3/images/off.png"
helvetica:
In the end it doesn't really matter, it'll just throw a warning that some content is unsecured. Can't help that SMF is being wildly inconsistent with its behavior =|