With HTTP/HTTPS communication, which combinations are actually safe?
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Let's just make up an example - we are sending and/or receiving a secret value in HTTP header. Let's call it X-Secret: I wear diapers.
Now, I'm curious which ways the value is actually encrypted. We have 8 possible combinations:
- HTTP sends
X-Secretto HTTP in a request - HTTP sends
X-Secretto HTTPS in a request - HTTPS sends
X-Secretto HTTP in a request - HTTPS sends
X-Secretto HTTPS in a request - HTTP receives
X-Secretfrom HTTP in a response - HTTP receives
X-Secretfrom HTTPS in a response - HTTPS receives
X-Secretfrom HTTP in a response - HTTPS receives
X-Secretfrom HTTPS in a response
Which combinations will have X-Secret value encrypted and safe?
http encryption https
asked Nov 24 '18 at 12:54
Robo RobokRobo Robok
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Let's just make up an example - we are sending and/or receiving a secret value in HTTP header. Let's call it X-Secret: I wear diapers.
Now, I'm curious which ways the value is actually encrypted. We have 8 possible combinations:
- HTTP sends
X-Secretto HTTP in a request - HTTP sends
X-Secretto HTTPS in a request - HTTPS sends
X-Secretto HTTP in a request - HTTPS sends
X-Secretto HTTPS in a request - HTTP receives
X-Secretfrom HTTP in a response - HTTP receives
X-Secretfrom HTTPS in a response - HTTPS receives
X-Secretfrom HTTP in a response - HTTPS receives
X-Secretfrom HTTPS in a response
Which combinations will have X-Secret value encrypted and safe?
http encryption https
asked Nov 24 '18 at 12:54
Robo RobokRobo Robok
4,61853257
You can't mix HTTP and HTTPS in a single request/response pair.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:11
I don’t think that’s true. You can make requests to HTTPS from your HTTP website just fine. The other way around is blocked by browsers, isn’t it? But not sure about other clients.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:17
If it wasn’t true, Facebook login API etc. would only work for HTTPS websites and it’s not the case.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:18
But when an HTML page loaded over HTTP makes an HTTPS request it's still HTTPS to HTTPS.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:24
This is my question. Can you say which values are safe and which are not?
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:28
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Let's just make up an example - we are sending and/or receiving a secret value in HTTP header. Let's call it X-Secret: I wear diapers.
Now, I'm curious which ways the value is actually encrypted. We have 8 possible combinations:
- HTTP sends
X-Secretto HTTP in a request - HTTP sends
X-Secretto HTTPS in a request - HTTPS sends
X-Secretto HTTP in a request - HTTPS sends
X-Secretto HTTPS in a request - HTTP receives
X-Secretfrom HTTP in a response - HTTP receives
X-Secretfrom HTTPS in a response - HTTPS receives
X-Secretfrom HTTP in a response - HTTPS receives
X-Secretfrom HTTPS in a response
Which combinations will have X-Secret value encrypted and safe?
http encryption https
asked Nov 24 '18 at 12:54
Robo RobokRobo Robok
4,61853257
Let's just make up an example - we are sending and/or receiving a secret value in HTTP header. Let's call it X-Secret: I wear diapers.
Now, I'm curious which ways the value is actually encrypted. We have 8 possible combinations:
- HTTP sends
X-Secretto HTTP in a request - HTTP sends
X-Secretto HTTPS in a request - HTTPS sends
X-Secretto HTTP in a request - HTTPS sends
X-Secretto HTTPS in a request - HTTP receives
X-Secretfrom HTTP in a response - HTTP receives
X-Secretfrom HTTPS in a response - HTTPS receives
X-Secretfrom HTTP in a response - HTTPS receives
X-Secretfrom HTTPS in a response
Which combinations will have X-Secret value encrypted and safe?
http encryption https
http encryption https
asked Nov 24 '18 at 12:54
Robo RobokRobo Robok
4,61853257
asked Nov 24 '18 at 12:54
Robo RobokRobo Robok
4,61853257
asked Nov 24 '18 at 12:54
Robo RobokRobo Robok
4,61853257
asked Nov 24 '18 at 12:54
Robo RobokRobo Robok
4,61853257
asked Nov 24 '18 at 12:54
Robo RobokRobo Robok
4,61853257
4,61853257
You can't mix HTTP and HTTPS in a single request/response pair.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:11
I don’t think that’s true. You can make requests to HTTPS from your HTTP website just fine. The other way around is blocked by browsers, isn’t it? But not sure about other clients.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:17
If it wasn’t true, Facebook login API etc. would only work for HTTPS websites and it’s not the case.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:18
But when an HTML page loaded over HTTP makes an HTTPS request it's still HTTPS to HTTPS.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:24
This is my question. Can you say which values are safe and which are not?
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:28
|
show 8 more comments
You can't mix HTTP and HTTPS in a single request/response pair.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:11
I don’t think that’s true. You can make requests to HTTPS from your HTTP website just fine. The other way around is blocked by browsers, isn’t it? But not sure about other clients.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:17
If it wasn’t true, Facebook login API etc. would only work for HTTPS websites and it’s not the case.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:18
But when an HTML page loaded over HTTP makes an HTTPS request it's still HTTPS to HTTPS.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:24
This is my question. Can you say which values are safe and which are not?
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:28
You can't mix HTTP and HTTPS in a single request/response pair.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:11
You can't mix HTTP and HTTPS in a single request/response pair.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:11
I don’t think that’s true. You can make requests to HTTPS from your HTTP website just fine. The other way around is blocked by browsers, isn’t it? But not sure about other clients.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:17
I don’t think that’s true. You can make requests to HTTPS from your HTTP website just fine. The other way around is blocked by browsers, isn’t it? But not sure about other clients.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:17
If it wasn’t true, Facebook login API etc. would only work for HTTPS websites and it’s not the case.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:18
If it wasn’t true, Facebook login API etc. would only work for HTTPS websites and it’s not the case.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:18
But when an HTML page loaded over HTTP makes an HTTPS request it's still HTTPS to HTTPS.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:24
But when an HTML page loaded over HTTP makes an HTTPS request it's still HTTPS to HTTPS.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:24
This is my question. Can you say which values are safe and which are not?
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:28
This is my question. Can you say which values are safe and which are not?
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:28
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You can't mix HTTP and HTTPS in a single request/response pair.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:11
I don’t think that’s true. You can make requests to HTTPS from your HTTP website just fine. The other way around is blocked by browsers, isn’t it? But not sure about other clients.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:17
If it wasn’t true, Facebook login API etc. would only work for HTTPS websites and it’s not the case.
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:18
But when an HTML page loaded over HTTP makes an HTTPS request it's still HTTPS to HTTPS.
– Julian Reschke
Nov 24 '18 at 14:24
This is my question. Can you say which values are safe and which are not?
– Robo Robok
Nov 24 '18 at 14:28