From 48ea0a62496851291ed916a6a3c0c934c2a4f0c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Taylor Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:34:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] SEC-1638: Added paragraph to docs explaining that for complete security, an app should not switch out of HTTPS at all. --- docs/manual/src/docbook/namespace-config.xml | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manual/src/docbook/namespace-config.xml b/docs/manual/src/docbook/namespace-config.xml index c232a93b22..89108a3f23 100644 --- a/docs/manual/src/docbook/namespace-config.xml +++ b/docs/manual/src/docbook/namespace-config.xml @@ -468,8 +468,11 @@ ]]> - + + Note that in order to be truly secure, an application should not use HTTP at all or switch + between HTTP and HTTPS. It should start in HTTPS (with the user entering an HTTPS URL) and + use a secure connection throughout to avoid any possibility of man-in-the-middle attacks. +
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