[Measurement-wg] Next Paper Reading - The Cost of the "S" in HTTPS

[Musab Isah]

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Musab Isah


> On 27 Mar 2019, at 19:15, Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele <muyiwacaleb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I take that back.
> 
> I found the article here
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> https://davidtnaylor.com/CostOfTheS.pdf 
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> Regards
> 
> Caleb 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 4:10 PM Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele <muyiwacaleb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately, i can't find it in any open library to download it.
> 
> You care to share for academic purposes?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Caleb
> 
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 3:36 PM Josiah Chavula <josiahchavula at gmail.com> wrote:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Josiah Chavula <josiahchavula at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019, 15:05
> Subject: Next Paper Reading - The Cost of the "S" in HTTPS
> To: <measurement-wg at afrinic.net>
> 
> 
> I was tasked to nominate a paper for the next reading, and I suggest "The Cost of the "S" in HTTPS". It's not necessarily focused on Africa, but I think the implications discussed are very much applicable to our region. With so much noise about cyber-security, I am wondering if anyone in Africa/among us is interested in web/Internet security protocols. Abstract below, paper attached (I would generally just link, but the paper is behind a pay-wall and some may not have access). 
> 
> Abstract:
> Increased user concern over security and privacy on the Internet has led to widespread adoption of HTTPS, the secure version of HTTP. HTTPS authenticates the communicating endpoints and provides confidentiality for the ensuing communication. However, as with any security solution, it does not come for free. HTTPS may introduce overhead in terms of infrastructure costs, communication latency, data usage, and energy consumption. Moreover, given the opaqueness of encrypted communication, any in-network value-added services requiring visibility into application layer content, such as caches and virus scanners, become ineffective.
> This paper attempts to shed some light on these costs. First, taking advantage of datasets collected from large ISPs, we examine the accelerating adoption of HTTPS over the last three years. Second, we quantify the direct and indirect costs of this evolution. Our results show that, indeed, security does not come for free. This work thus aims to stimulate discussion on technologies that can mitigate the costs of HTTPS while still protecting the user's privacy.
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> Regards
> Josiah
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