commit 5c7eacbcc12ee2fd38d397ee5076f57831b13de6 Author: Colin Childs colin@torproject.org Date: Mon Apr 17 07:50:40 2017 -0500

Add secureconnections.txt --- plain/secureconnections.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/plain/secureconnections.txt b/plain/secureconnections.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d7be797 --- /dev/null +++ b/plain/secureconnections.txt @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +Q. Why should I care about HTTPS? +A. If personal information such as a login password travels unencrypted over the Internet, it can very easily be intercepted by an eavesdropper. If you are logging into any website, you should make sure that the site offers HTTPS encryption, which protects against this kind of eavesdropping. You can verify this in the URL bar: if your connection is encrypted, the address will begin with “https://”, rather than “http://” +[IMAGE FROM MANUAL] + +The following visualization shows what information is visible to eavesdroppers with and without Tor Browser and HTTPS encryption: +[LUNAR'S VISUALIZATION FROM MANUAL] +.