HTTPS is a secure and encrypted transfer protocol for HTTP. HTTPS is designed to "hide" sensitive data (passwords, credit card numbers) from malicious persons. So it's safe to say that whenever you will be transferring sensitive data (OAuth, passwords) you should use HTTPS.
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Andy Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: > > When should I use https instead of http in twitter api calls? > > I'd guess that it's okay to use http for oauth-authenticated /show/ > user and maybe /statuses/update, but what about the four oauth calls (/ > oauth/request_token, /oauth/authorize, /oauth/authenticate, and /oauth/ > access_token)? > > Thanks, > -andy > -- - Adam Shannon ( http://ashannon.us )
