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0 pointssamus2y ago0 comments

Since IE6 depends on the schannel implementation of the OS, it should not support neither TLS1.2 nor TLS 1.3. This means that it simply can't access the modern web anymore. Maybe there are still webservers out there though that still support outdated SSL/TLS versions and were never patched shudder

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forgotmypw172y ago

For accessibility reasons, I make my sites available using HTTP.

It allows users to bypass using TLS in situations where it breaks being able to access the website, such as this one.

(There are many scenarios when TLS can break accessibility, and in many of them access to the information is more important than the integrity of the connection.)

samusOP2y ago

I guess one could also set up a proxy server that terminates TLS and rewrites https links to http. That would considerably improve confidentiality (TLS is not about integrity. Integrity has to be added at the application layer!)

forgotmypw172y ago

I agree, and that is a great idea.

It would not solve all the problems, since not every user can set this up for themselves, but it would help a lot in the retro-computing world.

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forgotmypw172y ago

For accessibility reasons, I make my sites available using HTTP.

It allows users to bypass using TLS in situations where it breaks being able to access the website, such as this one.

(There are many scenarios when TLS can break accessibility, and in many of them access to the information is more important than the integrity of the connection.)

samusOP2y ago

forgotmypw172y ago

I agree, and that is a great idea.

It would not solve all the problems, since not every user can set this up for themselves, but it would help a lot in the retro-computing world.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse