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3 Post author: Solvent 12 January 2012 07:35AM

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Comment author: arundelo 13 January 2012 12:50:14AM 2 points [-]

I've never seen a browser that can't handle https

But an HTTP server that doesn't have a unique IP address cannot use HTTPS. There are extensions to the standard that fix this problem (e.g., Server Name Indication), but they are not widely supported. (The problem stems from SSL working on a lower level of abstraction than HTTP.)