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What are the pros of using https when no sensitive data in at stake?


I've been maintaining some documentation websites for a few years, all using https, and all of them being read-only.

What are the factual pros of using https in that context, i.e. when no sensitive information is ever sent from the client to the server?

My question is fundamentally tied to the fact that every single article or opinion that I read on the subject asserts that https MUST always be used. I'd like to understand why everybody seems to agree on this.

Just to be clear: I'm not asking for opinions. I'm asking for facts, that can be backed up by articles and studies. I'm asking what https bring to websites that don't transmit sensitive data to the server.


Solution

  • https on a website aims to ensure:

    In the area of software documentation, the integrity is even more important, as software developers are targets of supply chain attacks.