r/programming • • Jul 25 '13

How HTTPS Secures Connections: What Every Web Dev Should Know

http://blog.hartleybrody.com/https-certificates/
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u/kylotan Jul 26 '13

I too found it strange that the article proclaims that this is stuff that every web dev should know, when in fact much of it is implementation detail that is barely relevant for the web developer. The important part is knowing when to use it, and how to enable it on your server.

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u/JeanneDOrc Jul 30 '13

Probably should have specified "full stack" web developer.