sfunk1x··on Secure Messaging Scorecard v1.0Interesting - there's no indication of status of Pidgin/OTR for Linux.
sfunk1x··on Tim Sweeney: Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PCRings a bit hollow.Easy solution - don't develop games for Windows or Xbox!
sfunk1x··on Introducing DoveCôte: Microservices as a SolutionWas it necessary to hijack the Dovecot identity?
sfunk1x··on Ask HN: What is the best CA to buy a SSL certificate?I've had a pretty good experience with https://www.startcom.org/.
sfunk1x··on Ask HN: Does mint.com store banking passwords in plaintext?Pretty safe to assume that nobody you give credentials or personal data to stores any of it in a strongly encrypted fashion.
sfunk1x··on Ask HN: Best place to buy SSL from?I use and have suggested https://www.startssl.com/ to several folks, who have all had good experiences. You do need to watch out for their login process, as it's certificate-based. Lose your login cert and you're in trouble. Tradeoff is cost.
sfunk1x··on Dozens of US government online whistleblower sites not secured by HTTPS"Why would anyone ever need HTTPS?"