On: Why we use HTTPS for every .gov website we make

[umanwizard]

Those aren't the only downsides. The other downside is dramatically increased first byte latency due to the handshake.

[konklone → umanwizard]

> Those aren't the only downsides. The other downside is dramatically increased first byte latency due to the handshake.

The latency increased, but it doesn't have to be drastic. Ilya Grigorik has a great piece on how to get the handshake down:

https://www.igvita.com/2013/12/16/optimizing-nginx-tls-time-...

We turn on as much of that stuff as we can for our servers, and I'm pretty happy with it.

[tracker1 → umanwizard]

A lot of that can be mitigated with SPDY/HTML2 support, since the channel can be multiplexed for additional content requests.

[heydonovan → tracker1]

I'm pretty sure you meant SPDY/HTTP2.