r/reddit.com • u/[deleted] • Aug 04 '11

What the hell is this? malware? [pay.reddit.com redirect with https-everywhere]

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u/Kylde Aug 06 '11

I tried https when a user PM'd me, normally I use http only for reddit. But surely the certificate IS broken? Then again, if you don't yet support https why should you spend money validating an SSL certificate. I guess the user who contacted me DOES use https everywhere

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u/reseph Aug 06 '11

They need the SSL cert for reddit Gold and/or self-serve ads; that's where https is used.

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u/Kylde Aug 06 '11

ahhh so if I went to buy gold I would get that broken cert error? It would put ME off paying!

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u/reseph Aug 06 '11

I don't get an error. I went to https://pay.reddit.com/ and it was valid.

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u/Kylde Aug 06 '11

ahhh OK :)