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‎content/pages/04-web-development/41-https.markdown‎

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# HTTPS
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The HTTP Secure (HTTPS) protocol encyrpts data between a web server and the client web browser.
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The HTTP Secure (HTTPS) protocol encyrpts data between a web server and the
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client web browser.
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### HTTPS tutorials
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* [How To Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-nginx-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-18-04)
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walks through how to configure your [Nginx](/nginx.html) server with
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HTTPS using a free [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) domain
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certificate.
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* [Switching Your Site to HTTPS on a Shoestring Budget](https://css-tricks.com/switching-site-https-shoestring-budget/)
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shows the steps for moving a GitHub Pages-based site or any site that
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can be behind Cloudflare's free tier to HTTPS.
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### HTTPS resources
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* [The 6-Step "Happy Path" to HTTPS](https://www.troyhunt.com/the-6-step-happy-path-to-https/)
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covers how to obtain a free SSL certificate, permanently redirect HTTP
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to HTTPS and fix insecure references to non-HTTPS resources.
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* [HTTPS on Stack Overflow: the end of a long road](https://nickcraver.com/blog/2017/05/22/https-on-stack-overflow/)
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is a wonderfully in-depth post on transitioning from HTTP to HTTPS,
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including redirecting all HTTP requests to HTTPS, for a very high
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trafficked website.
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* [TLS stats from 1.6 billion connections to mozilla.org](https://jve.linuxwall.info/blog/index.php?post/2016/08/04/TLS-stats-from-1.6-billion-connections-to-mozilla.org)
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provides real-world data for which ciphersuites to use based on
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mozilla.org connections.
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* [How Let's Encrypt Works](https://letsencrypt.org/how-it-works/) is a
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primer on how the free and now widely-used certificate service grants
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and revokes domain certificates.
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* [Performing & Preventing SSL Stripping: A Plain-English Primer](https://blog.cloudflare.com/performing-preventing-ssl-stripping-a-plain-english-primer/)
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explains the KRACK Attack for stealing data despite an HTTPS connection
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and how your site needs to use HSTS to prevent the attack.
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* [HTTPS adoption has reached the tipping point](https://www.troyhunt.com/https-adoption-has-reached-the-tipping-point/)
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shows data about the growth of HTTPS and how most sites now serve more
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than half their traffic via secure connections.
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* Google's
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[HTTPS transparency report card](https://transparencyreport.google.com/https/overview?hl=en)
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shows the growth of HTTPS connections across Google's properties.
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There is a clear upward trend but even some of Google's properties still
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are not 100% using HTTPS over unencrypted HTTP connections.
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* [An overview of TLS 1.3](https://kinsta.com/blog/tls-1-3/) and
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[TLS 1.3 - enhanced performance, hardened security](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning-resources/tls-1-3/)
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cover the high-level information on the latest approved version of
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Transport Security Layer (TLS) 1.3.
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* [How https works](https://www.sudhakar.online/programming/2015/08/09/https.html)
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is a fun cartoon illustration that demonstrates the basic concepts of
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a secure HTTP connection.
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‎content/pages/05-deployment/38-serverless.markdown‎

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* [AWS Lambda](/aws-lambda.html) is the current leader among serverless
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[Python 3.6/3.7](/blog/aws-lambda-python-3-6.html).
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### Serverless environment comparsions
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The "big 3" serverless platforms,
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[AWS Lambda](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/python-programming-model.html),
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[Azure Functions](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-functions-python-support-public-preview-2/)
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and
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[Google Cloud Functions](https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/concepts/python-runtime)
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have varying degrees of support for Python. AWS Lambda has
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production-ready support for Python 2 and 3.7, while Azure and Google Cloud
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have "beta" support with unclear production-worthiness. The following
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resources are some comparison articles to help you in your decision-making
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process for which platform to learn.
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* [Serverless hosting comparison](https://headmelted.com/serverless-showdown-4a771ca561d2)
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is a broad overview of documentation, community, pricing and other
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notes for the major platforms as well as IBM OpenWhisk and
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the [Fission.io](https://fission.io/) project.
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* [Microsoft Azure Functions vs. Google Cloud Functions vs. AWS Lambda](https://cloudacademy.com/blog/microsoft-azure-functions-vs-google-cloud-functions-fight-for-serverless-cloud-domination-continues/)
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Google Cloud Functions and AWS Lambda.
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* [Why vendor lock-in with serverless isn’t what you think it is](https://medium.com/@PaulDJohnston/why-vendor-lock-in-with-serverless-isnt-what-you-think-it-is-d6be40fa9ca9)
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recommends using a single vendor for now and stop worrying about
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* [The (Fixable) Problem with Serverless](https://www.iopipe.com/2016/06/the-fixable-problem-with-serverless/)
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