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Question about HTTPS [duplicate]

I have a question about HTTPS, which I need help understanding. So if I type: https://www.facebook.com/FOOBAR and as the connection is encrypted, will someone in the middle (say my ISP or someone who ...
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Should the Keygen element be used to create a certificate for mutual auth TLS? What alternatives are there?

I'm interested in using mutual auth TLS to improve the security of my javascript based webservices . I've looked at the Keygen element and given all its issues, not sure if this can even be used for ...
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Why would someone want to encrypt RSS feeds?

I heard the idea of encrypting the RSS feeds using public key encryption system from someone and since then I am intrigued by the idea. But then I started to wonder what would be the basic need for ...
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Paypal IPN, SSL and man-in-the-middle attacks

Okay, suppose I have been implementing paypal IPN, and my server will respond by verifying with "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" and got the VERIFIED message back. First, if my server connects ...