* Raffi Krikorian <[email protected]> [100201 07:36]:
> >
> > c. The Streaming API isn't designed to play well with desktops /
> > laptops / mobiles.
> >
>
> (not to change the direction of the thread) just out of curiosity - why do
> you think that's the case? we don't intend it not to play well, and want to
> know what you think should be fixed.
As I understand it, the Streaming API uses only Basic Authentication
*without* SSL. That frightens me. It means anyone who can sniff
traffic at the hosting site I use can hijack the account I use for
Streaming API access.
Now that the Streaming API is no longer beta, will Twitter be providing
some more secure mechanism for authenticating?
-Marc
