I subscribe to various projects. Is there a way to force Boinc or connections to the project servers (e.g. seti@home) to go over SSL/443 only?

I know there's a proxy option but that doesn't offer a way to specify https for the target URL.

Thanks.

You could force the use of HTTPS by editing all the project URLs in client_state.xml and probably those in account_*.xml

But:
- Most BOINC projects don't have their web server set up to do HTTPS.
- Some allow HTTPS but use a "self-signed SSL key", which is not secure.
- A few (including S@h, E@h, and Rosetta) support HTTPS with a CA-issued key
(which costs money).

S@h uses HTTPS wherever passwords are sent. Currently that's all it's used for.

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Just adding that theSkyNet POGS supports SSL with a CA-issued key as well :)

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Cheers
Alex
theSkyNet.org Webmaster