[OSM-talk] Other tags/values | Re: HTTPS all the Things (Automated Edit)
Rory McCann
rory at technomancy.org
Tue Feb 26 14:39:19 UTC 2019
Hi,
As far as I remember, you're not planning on touching other tags, like
`contact:website`. *But* what happens if an object has
`website=http://example.com,contact:website=http://example.com`? You'd
make it inconsistant!
I suggest a simple solution: If any other tag has that same value, then
skip that object. Then it won't be made "inconsistant". I have no idea
how many objects this applies to, possibly none! Hopefully you're script
will be able to tell us :)
Rory
On 22/02/2019 08:02, Bryce Jasmer wrote:
> I have written a script that will search for OSM objects that have a
> website tag that explicitly states "http://..." or implicitly uses http
> by leaving of the protocol specification. The script will then loop
> through all that it discovers and asks the http site if it will redirect
> me to the secure version of the website over the https protocol. If it
> does, I will update the database with the new value.
>
> This has a couple of advantages. From now through the end of time, any
> user clicking on one of those links will be spared the time it takes to
> establish the connection, ask if there is a secure version of the site,
> and tear down the connection. It's on the order of 10-200 ms to do, but
> over the life of the link and the number of objects that are clicked and
> the population, this could save centuries of time :-)
>
> Another advantage is that it will make https more pervasive and
> hopefully people will start thinking https and forgetting all about
> http. A more secure internet is in all of our best interests.
>
> Anyway, I'd like to (slowly) run this across the planet. I've discussed
> this on the US Slack channel and have performed the actions on the
> United States already. I've addressed many questions and have heard no
> strong objections. I'm seeking feedback from the larger community now
> before proceeding.
>
> The wiki page is https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits/b-jazz
>
> The Slack conversation is available, but has died down and the
> transcript is available at the wiki page mentioned above.
>
> The diary entry with some more conversation is at the bot's page:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/b-jazz-bot/diary/47743
>
> The source code is available on GitLab for review:
> https://gitlab.com/b-jazz/https_all_the_things
>
> Example changeset for a run over the "9yfd" geohash:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/67454775
>
> I welcome your input.
>
>
>
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