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Asked: 2026-05-14T19:29:52+00:00

For what reasons do sites provide logic to switch between http/https protocols for JavaScript

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For what reasons do sites provide logic to switch between http/https protocols for JavaScript include files? Why not always use https?

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    HTTPS means :

    • You need a server configured properly
    • You need a certificate on your server
      • And, to not get a warning in the browser, you need a certificate signed by some trusted authority
      • And this costs a bit of money
    • A small bit of performance impact
      • The server has to crypt the data
      • The client has to de-crypt it
    • I would bet HTTPS means less caching
      • Maybe on the client side ?
      • And, most probably, on proxies ?

    If you don’t need HTTPS… Well, why use it ?

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