Re: RFC: New authn/authz policy for svn.collab.net

Alec Kloss wrote:
> On 2009-07-30 12:37, C. Michael Pilato wrote:
> > I disagree. Doing this adds unnecessary complication to the configuration
> > (some of which is exactly the kind of thing I'm trying to get rid of by
> > applying the rules I suggested), unnecessary performance/load penalties to
> > the server (why do we want to be doing SSL calculations for anonymous
> > accessors?), and all while bringing no discernible benefit to the users.
>
> SSL for anonymous access prevents MITM attacks on downloads from the
> repository.

Do you mean to imply that that's a discernable benefit?

- Julian

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Received on 2009-07-30 19:44:28 CEST