> Is SSL necessary for end users syncing their local checkouts in a > read-only operation, for committers submitting revisions, or for both? > I could see benefits to ensuring commit operations are secure, but > have doubts about checkouts. > Encoding and decoding data burns CPU cycles and in turn watts; if the > data transferred in a checkout operation is neither private nor > sensitive, is the increased energy cost justified?
I wouldn't want someone manipulating the portfiles going into port, a program that runs as root.
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