Uh, I’m from a Third World country, and while I know the Internet here in the Philippines is shitty, I don’t think the WMF can be blamed for that. I’ve been using HTTPS for quite a while now and for the most part, it works normally.
Let’s try to avoid overly generalizing the developing world here. However, I too would like to hear something from the WMF as to how they will deal with the situation in countries where HTTPS is actively being blocked. Josh > Wiadomość napisana przez Comet styles <cometsty...@gmail.com> w dniu 13 cze > 2015, o godz. 06:34: > > Congrats, you just made internet shitty for all 3rd world countries > and did you people even bother to find out how it will affect users in > China or Iran where HTTPS is BANNED?. > > On 6/13/15, Tito Dutta <trulyt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Great job. :) >> Thanks for informing >> [PS. to members, you may read the WP:VPT >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28technical%29#HTTPS_by_default> >> discussion too] >> >> On 13 June 2015 at 03:05, Habib M'henni <habib.mhe...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> This is really fantastic. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Habib >>> >>> Le 12 juin 2015 21:22:26 CET, Juliet Barbara <jbarb...@wikimedia.org> a >>> écrit : >>>> The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce that we have begun the >>>> transition of the Wikimedia projects and sites to the secure HTTPS >>>> protocol. You may have seen our blog post from this morning; it has >>>> also >>>> been posted to relevant Village Pumps (Technical). >>>> >>>> This post is available online here: >>>> >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/12/securing-wikimedia-sites-with-https/ >>>> >>>> Securing access to Wikimedia sites with HTTPS >>>> >>>> BY YANA WELINDER <https://blog.wikimedia.org/author/ywelinder/>, >>>> VICTORIA >>>> BARANETSKY <https://blog.wikimedia.org/author/victoria-baranetsky/> AND >>>> BRANDON >>>> BLACK <https://blog.wikimedia.org/author/brandon-black/> ON JUNE 12TH >>>> >>>> >>>> To be truly free, access to knowledge must be secure and uncensored. At >>>> the >>>> Wikimedia Foundation, we believe that you should be able to use >>>> Wikipedia >>>> and the Wikimedia sites without sacrificing privacy or safety. >>>> >>>> Today, we’re happy to announce that we are in the process of >>>> implementing >>>> HTTPS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS> to encrypt all Wikimedia >>>> traffic. We will also use HTTP Strict Transport Security >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security> (HSTS) >>>> to >>>> protect against efforts to ‘break’ HTTPS and intercept traffic. With >>>> this >>>> change, the nearly half a billion people who rely on Wikipedia and its >>>> sister projects every month will be able to share in the world’s >>>> knowledge >>>> more securely. >>>> >>>> The HTTPS protocol creates an encrypted connection between your >>>> computer >>>> and Wikimedia sites to ensure the security and integrity of data you >>>> transmit. Encryption makes it more difficult for governments and other >>>> third parties to monitor your traffic. It also makes it harder for >>>> Internet >>>> Service Providers (ISPs) to censor access to specific Wikipedia >>>> articles >>>> and other information. >>>> >>>> HTTPS is not new to Wikimedia sites. Since 2011, we have been working >>>> on >>>> establishing the infrastructure and technical requirements, and >>>> understanding the policy and community implications of HTTPS for all >>>> Wikimedia traffic, with the ultimate goal of making it available to all >>>> users. In fact, for the past four years >>>> < >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/10/03/native-https-support-enabled-for-all-wikimedia-foundation-wikis/ >>>> , >>>> Wikimedia users could access our sites with HTTPS manually, through >>>> HTTPS >>>> Everywhere <https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere>, and when directed to >>>> our >>>> sites from major search engines. Additionally, all logged in users >>>> < >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/28/https-default-logged-in-users-wikimedia-sites/ >>>> >>>> have been accessing via HTTPS since 2013. >>>> >>>> Over the last few years, increasing concerns about government >>>> surveillance >>>> prompted members of the Wikimedia community to push >>>> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/01/future-https-wikimedia-projects/> >>>> for more broad protection through HTTPS. We agreed, and made this >>>> transition a priority for our policy and engineering teams. >>>> >>>> >>>> We believe encryption makes the web stronger for everyone. In a world >>>> where >>>> mass surveillance has become a serious threat to intellectual freedom, >>>> secure connections are essential for protecting users around the world. >>>> Without encryption, governments can more easily surveil sensitive >>>> information, creating a chilling effect, and deterring participation, >>>> or in >>>> extreme cases they can isolate or discipline citizens. Accounts may >>>> also be >>>> hijacked, pages may be censored, other security flaws could expose >>>> sensitive user information and communications. Because of these >>>> circumstances, we believe that the time for HTTPS for all Wikimedia >>>> traffic >>>> is now. We encourage others to join us as we move forward with this >>>> commitment. >>>> >>>> The technical challenges of migrating to HTTPS >>>> >>>> HTTPS migration for one of the world’s most popular websites can be >>>> complicated. For us, this process began years ago and involved teams >>>> from >>>> across the Wikimedia Foundation. Our engineering team has been driving >>>> this >>>> transition, working hard to improve our sites’ HTTPS performance, >>>> prepare >>>> our infrastructure to handle the transition, and ultimately manage the >>>> implementation. >>>> >>>> Our first steps involved improving our infrastructure and code base so >>>> we >>>> could support HTTPS. We also significantly expanded and updated our >>>> server >>>> hardware. Since we don’t employ third party content delivery systems, >>>> we >>>> had to manage this process for our entire infrastructure stack >>>> in-house. >>>> >>>> HTTPS may also have performance implications for users, particularly >>>> our >>>> many users accessing Wikimedia sites from countries or networks with >>>> poor >>>> technical infrastructure. We’ve been carefully calibrating our HTTPS >>>> configuration to minimize negative impacts related to latency, page >>>> load >>>> times, and user experience. This was an iterative process that relied >>>> on >>>> industry standards, a large amount of testing, and our own experience >>>> running the Wikimedia sites. >>>> >>>> Throughout this process, we have carefully considered how HTTPS affects >>>> all >>>> of our users. People around the world access Wikimedia sites from a >>>> diversity of devices, with varying levels of connectivity and freedom >>>> of >>>> information. Although we have optimized the experience as much as >>>> possible >>>> with this challenge in mind, this change could affect access for some >>>> Wikimedia traffic in certain parts of the world. >>>> >>>> In the last year leading up to this roll-out, we’ve ramped up our >>>> testing >>>> and optimization efforts to make sure our sites and infrastructure can >>>> support this migration. Our focus is now on completing the >>>> implementation >>>> of HTTPS and HSTS for all Wikimedia sites. We look forward to sharing a >>>> more detailed account of this unique engineering accomplishment once >>>> we’re >>>> through the full transition. >>>> >>>> Today, we are happy to start the final steps of this transition, and we >>>> expect completion within a couple of weeks. >>>> >>>> Yana Welinder >>>> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:YWelinder_(WMF)>, >>>> Senior Legal Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation >>>> >>>> Victoria Baranetsky >>>> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:VBaranetsky_(WMF)>, Legal >>>> Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation >>>> >>>> Brandon Black <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BBlack_(WMF)>, >>>> Operations >>>> Engineer, Wikimedia Foundation >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Juliet Barbara* >>>> Senior Communications Manager I Wikimedia Foundation >>>> 149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105 >>>> jbarb...@wikimedia.org I +1 (512) 750-5677 >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately >>>> directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia >>>> community. 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