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jeanas opened this issue Apr 22, 2022 · 5 comments
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Consider changing URLs to https in docs #91838

jeanas opened this issue Apr 22, 2022 · 5 comments
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jeanas commented Apr 22, 2022

Many URLs in the documentation are using the HTTP protocol:

cpython/Doc$ git grep "http://" | wc -l
460
cpython/Doc$ git grep "https://" | wc -l
805

A number of these could be converted to HTTPS. If this would be welcome, I am willing to open a PR for that, converting them with a script that checks if the HTTPS equivalent is reachable.
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AFAIK many URLs were converted to HTTPS several years ago. These that left are URLs which do not work with HTTPS or redirect to HTTP. Things could changed since and more URLs could be now converted to HTTPS, but you should test that it is a canonical representation. Not only that the HTTPS equivalent is reachable, but that it is not a redirection to HTTP.

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slateny commented Jul 30, 2022

What would be the concern if links converted to https redirects to http?

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It does not have advantages over keeping the HTTP link, but it would mislead the user.

@jean-abou-samra, if you are willing to open a PR for that, please go ahead, but test also that the replacements are meaningful. Otherwise I'll close this issue.

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jeanas commented Jul 31, 2022 via email

@slateny slateny closed this as not planned Won't fix, can't repro, duplicate, stale Aug 1, 2022
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pythongh-91838: Use HTTPS links in docs for resources which redirect …
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…to HTTPS

If an HTTP link is redirected to a same looking HTTPS link, the latter can
be used directly without changes in readability and behavior.
It protects from a men-in-the-middle attack.

This change does not affect Python examples.
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I already started a work for the most harmless changes.

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gh-91838: Use HTTPS links in docs for resources which redirect to HTT…
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…PS (GH-95527)

If an HTTP link is redirected to a same looking HTTPS link, the latter can
be used directly without changes in readability and behavior.
It protects from a men-in-the-middle attack.

This change does not affect Python examples.
This was referenced Aug 4, 2022
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[3.11] pythongh-91838: Use HTTPS links in docs for resources which re…
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…direct to HTTPS (pythonGH-95527)

If an HTTP link is redirected to a same looking HTTPS link, the latter can
be used directly without changes in readability and behavior.
It protects from a men-in-the-middle attack.

This change does not affect Python examples..
(cherry picked from commit f79547a)

Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka <[email protected]>
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pythongh-91838: Use HTTPS links in docs for resources which redirect …
c00f59f 
…to HTTPS (pythonGH-95527)

If an HTTP link is redirected to a same looking HTTPS link, the latter can
be used directly without changes in readability and behavior.
It protects from a men-in-the-middle attack.

This change does not affect Python examples.
serhiy-storchaka added a commit to serhiy-storchaka/cpython that referenced this issue Aug 4, 2022
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[3.10] pythongh-91838: Use HTTPS links in docs for resources which re…
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…direct to HTTPS (pythonGH-95527)

If an HTTP link is redirected to a same looking HTTPS link, the latter can
be used directly without changes in readability and behavior.
It protects from a men-in-the-middle attack.

This change does not affect Python examples..
(cherry picked from commit f79547a)

Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka <[email protected]>
serhiy-storchaka added a commit that referenced this issue Aug 4, 2022
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[3.11] gh-91838: Use HTTPS links in docs for resources which redirect…
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… to HTTPS (GH-95527) (GH-95643)

If an HTTP link is redirected to a same looking HTTPS link, the latter can
be used directly without changes in readability and behavior.
It protects from a men-in-the-middle attack.

This change does not affect Python examples..
(cherry picked from commit f79547a)

Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka <[email protected]>
serhiy-storchaka added a commit that referenced this issue Aug 4, 2022
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[3.10] gh-91838: Use HTTPS links in docs for resources which redirect…
54d4b4d 
… to HTTPS (GH-95527) (GH-95644)

If an HTTP link is redirected to a same looking HTTPS link, the latter can
be used directly without changes in readability and behavior.
It protects from a men-in-the-middle attack.

This change does not affect Python examples..
(cherry picked from commit f79547a)

Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka <[email protected]>
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pythongh-91838: Resolve HTTP links which redirect to HTTPS
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It updates links which redirect to HTTPS with different authority or
path.
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gh-91838: Resolve HTTP links which redirect to HTTPS (GH-95642)
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It updates links which redirect to HTTPS with different authority or
path.
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pythongh-91838: Resolve HTTP links which redirect to HTTPS (pythonGH-…
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…95642)

It updates links which redirect to HTTPS with different authority or
path.
(cherry picked from commit d0d0154)

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pythongh-91838: Resolve HTTP links which redirect to HTTPS (pythonGH-…
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…95642)

It updates links which redirect to HTTPS with different authority or
path.
(cherry picked from commit d0d0154)

Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka <[email protected]>
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gh-91838: Resolve HTTP links which redirect to HTTPS (GH-95642)
be30a6d 
It updates links which redirect to HTTPS with different authority or
path.
(cherry picked from commit d0d0154)

Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka <[email protected]>
miss-islington added a commit that referenced this issue Aug 4, 2022
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gh-91838: Resolve HTTP links which redirect to HTTPS (GH-95642)
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It updates links which redirect to HTTPS with different authority or
path.
(cherry picked from commit d0d0154)

Co-authored-by: Serhiy Storchaka <[email protected]>
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gh-91838: Resolve more HTTP links which redirect to HTTPS (GH-95650)
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pythongh-91838: Resolve more HTTP links which redirect to HTTPS (pyth…
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(cherry picked from commit cc9160a)

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pythonGH-95650).

(cherry picked from commit cc9160a)

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[3.10] gh-91838: Resolve more HTTP links which redirect to HTTPS (GH-…
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(cherry picked from commit cc9160a)

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