HTTPS is a good idea but it really doesn't work for me.
HTTPS is a good idea but it really doesn't work for me. I am one of those paranoid people who want full end-to-end SSL without exceptions. HTTPS Everywhere doesn't fill the bill. This is why the company I work for created PanicMode ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/panic-mode/lamdafc... ). PanicMode is ridiculously simple extension. Once activated, it will swap HTTP for HTTPS without leaking even a single packet. Not even pre-flight requests are spared. PanicMode is not good for general purpose browsing mainly because 99% of the site break badly, i.e. they do not support SSL at all. That is very telling and sad reality. The way I use it is with profiles. I have a bunch of chrome profiles that I use for different purpose. One of my profiles is just for social browsing - facebook etc. I have another one for company stuff. Those profile have panic mode installed and activated. Because I care about security in those profiles I don't mind if I click on a facebook link and it doesn't open up because at least I know that I am protected against side-channel attacks. It is a very simple mechanism but works well when used effectively.
Posted by passfree on Nov 26, 2014, 9:16 AM
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HTTPS is a good idea but it really doesn't work for me.
HTTPS is a good idea but it really doesn't work for me. I am one of those paranoid people who want full end-to-end SSL without exceptions. HTTPS Everywhere doesn't fill the bill. This is why the company I work for created PanicMode ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/panic-mode/lamdafc... ). PanicMode is ridiculously simple extension. Once activated, it will swap HTTP for HTTPS without leaking even a single packet. Not even pre-flight requests are spared. PanicMode is not good for general purpose browsing mainly because 99% of the site break badly, i.e. they do not support SSL at all. That is very telling and sad reality. The way I use it is with profiles. I have a bunch of chrome profiles that I use for different purpose. One of my profiles is just for social browsing - facebook etc. I have another one for company stuff. Those profile have panic mode installed and activated. Because I care about security in those profiles I don't mind if I click on a facebook link and it doesn't open up because at least I know that I am protected against side-channel attacks. It is a very simple mechanism but works well when used effectively.
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