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Re: [NightStrike <nightstrike@gmail.com>] SVN access over https (SSL)
On 9/29/07, NightStrike <nightstrike@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/29/07, Daniel Berlin <dberlin@dberlin.org> wrote:
> > On 9/29/07, NightStrike <nightstrike@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 9/28/07, Daniel Berlin <dberlin@dberlin.org> wrote:
> > > > Most people who proxy https proxy http as well.
> > >
> > > proxy https is much more compatible with picky proxies than http when
> > > dealing with svn.
> > >
> >
> > Being an svn developer who has had to debug proxy problems, i'd
> > actually say exactly the exact opposite.
> > Most HTTPS proxies fuck it up more often than HTTP proxies.
> >
> > In any case, if someone wants to buy a cert for gcc.gnu.org, i'll set
> > up https read-only access.
> > But honestly, I have real trouble seeing that it is truly that useful
> > when we have http access.
>
> How much does it cost? Also, does gnu.org itself not have one? You
> could also just make one yourself and make gnu.org be the CA :)
>
probably $100 a year.
If we made one ourselves, we'd have to deal with all the questions
about accepting the cert, since the CA would not be in anyone's
trusted roots.