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		icebraining on Aug 21, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HN now comes with HTTPS? > it should prevent interception of login credentials That was already possible using HN's OpenID support and a secure provider.

mike-cardwell on Aug 21, 2011 [–]

OpenID doesn't prevent session hijacking though does it? It would just prevent the credentials being stolen.

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