manpages.ubuntu.com should support (and ideally default to) HTTPS
Bug #1664560 reported by
Hanno Böck
This bug affects 6 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Manpage Repository |
Confirmed
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Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
The web is moving towards HTTPS by default. manpages.ubuntu.com is currently only available via HTTP.
This is important even for content-only-sites like this, because HTTPS protects integrity and therefore can prevent tampering with the content (e.g. by injecting ads not authorized by the site owner, which often happens in public wifi networks).
The main ubuntu webpage has recently enabled HTTPS, see also:
https:/
| Changed in ubuntu-manpage-repository: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| Dan (dannyhajj) wrote | #1 |
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It seems https:/
This is a problem still because Google has the manpages.ubuntu.com repository indexed with HTTP instead of HTTPS. So users coming in from the search engine will always default to HTTP.