My personal opinion on the matter is if the site doesn't use SSL for something like this, I'm not going to use it if I have any choice. Considering that any of the sites here on campus can get a free SSL certificate (http://certs.ipsca.com) I don't think there's much of a reason they don't have one. -t On Apr 9, 2008, at 11:04 AM, Tom Rockwell wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a requirement that websites that use netid for > authentication be ssl encrypted, or at least perform the > authentication using ssl? > > Given that several MSU websites that use netid for authentication > allow access to personal information, I'm wary of using netid over a > plain text link. Note that the non-encrypted site is not an > official MSU site. > > Thanks, > Tom -- Troy Murray Developer Michigan State University Biomedical Research and Informatics Center (BRIC) 100 Conrad Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-432-4248 Fax: 517-353-9420 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.icalx.com/public/troymurray72/BRIC%20Work.ics