[FX.php List] [Off] Using Clear Text Passwords/Registration Design

[Troy Meyers]

For what it's worth, several months ago we switch to HTTPS for every page, because we added a small login box on every page. Not one user has made a comment about anything being slower. They do like not having to go to a separate page to log in, though!

-Troy


> Agreed. Watch out for your AJAX calls too - it's easy to overlook  
> HTTPS usage there.
> 
> Back in the early days of OS X, my old first-generation Titanium  
> PowerBook emitted a high-pitched sound when Safari loaded HTTPS pages.  
> It didn't happen on HTTP, or with other browsers. I don't know if  
> HTTPS was truly slower in those days, but for me it was sure more  
> annoying!
> 
> Dale