On 23/04/2021 07:36, Nicky Thomassen wrote: > With the risk of going off-topic, I do not see the reason for encrypting > everything on the internet from a more practical point of view, as it just > gives > overhead: It takes time to set up and maintain, takes processing power on both > ends, and in the case of Postfix, makes no sense since there is nothing to > protect. > > Encryption gives (ideally) authenticity, confidentiality and integrity > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_security#Basic_principles > > But there is no need for that on a read-only site like Postfix'. In my > opinion, > anyway. >
The certificate ensures AUTHENTICITY. Users can be sure they are seeing the GENUINE Postfix site. You PGP-sign software downloads for the same reason. Also, I understand that HTTPS downloads are a touch faster... My vote is in favour of HTTPS. :-) Allen C
