Returning visitors: notice anything different? No, not the design (although thanks Kenneth Love!). I’m talking about the lock icon! Accessing this website now requires TLS (and a fairly modern client to boot). But Alex, it’s just your blog! There’s nothing confidential on here, why does it need TLS? First, TLS doesn’t just guarantee confidentiality, it also provides authentication and guarantees the integrity of this page. That prevents an attacker on the network from serving you bogu...