I wrote earlier that HTTPS will become the default protocol for websites, soon.

This was emphasized in an article on The Verge recently.

• Sites that aren’t secure will be marked as ‘not secure’ (↑)

Additional Resources

• Evolving Chrome's security indicators (2018-05-17) (↑)
  
  
• Why HTTPS Matters (↑)

Enjoy reading.

Yours

John W. Furst

Two years ago Google started to promote the idea of a safer web by getting more if not all websites to use HTTPS instead of HTTP.

While in the early days it was expensive and cumbersome to use HTTPS this is not the case anymore.

The video “Mythbusting HTTPS” from June, 2016 explains why there are more benefits than drawbacks by switching your site entirely to HTTPS.



Especially non-commercial projects were shied away by the cost of certificates which usually starts at 60-70 $ annually and is much higher for multi-domain and wildcard SSL certificates. Thanks to a non-profit organisation one can get certificates for free nowadays. However, some technical expertise is required to handle the installation process which should be automated.

Free Certificates

• Let's Encrypt (↑)
  
  
• Webhosts which directly support Let's Encrypt (↑)
  
  
• ZeroSSL: FREE SSL (↑)

More Resources

• A secure web is here to stay (↑)
  February 8, 2018
  
  
• Why HTTPS Matters (↑)

In context with the upcoming EU-General Data Protection Regulation (EU-GDPR) the use of HTTPS is highly recommended from a legal standpoint of view.


Yours

John W. Furst