Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

That's what subresource integrity[1] is for. Links will have a secure hash of the content they link to. So you don't have to secure page assets such as pictures, CSS, Javascript, fonts, etc - just the entry pages for a site. This cuts the need for encrypted traffic way down.

This has a big advantage over HTTPS Everywhere - neither you nor your users have to trust your CDN. Put your main pages' HTML, and special pages such as login and transaction pages, on your own HTTPS server, and the public stuff on some CDN, unencrypted. This is much more secure than letting some CDN possess your private keys.

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/SRI/




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: