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24 alternatives to Scripting News - The HTTPS Mystery

Where we're at with Google and Mozilla and HTTPS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scripting News - The HTTPS Mystery launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1CC
   CertMagic – Caddy's automagic HTTPS features as a Go library▲33

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2DA
   dingo - a Google DNS-over-HTTPS caching proxy in Go▲75

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3SD
   SSL Decoder – An open-source alternative for the SSL Labs server test▲160

   2015 · tls.so · its alternatives →

4. 4HA
   HTTPLang – a scripting language for making HTTP requests▲44

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5PA
   Point – a Chrome plugin for private sharing and discussion on any website▲62

   2014 · getpoint.co · its alternatives →

6. 6MJ
   MMOsteroids: JS, Go, and Webrtc▲86

   2017 · emergencevector.com · its alternatives →

7. 7SA
   Subway, a persistent web client for IRC▲84

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8UH
   Updated Hacker News Chrome Extension▲59

   2013 · blog.tommoor.com · its alternatives →

9. 9DH
   Detecting HTTPS Interception▲8

   2017 · caddyserver.com · its alternatives →

10. 10EI
    Example implementation of Mozilla's persona and Go server▲38

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11CE
    Chrome extension to avoid noisy domains in the Hacker News feed▲27

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AC
    A Chrome extension to block users on Hacker News▲37

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13HN
    Hacker News Lookup - A chrome extension built with ClojureScript▲17

    2017 · jazzytomato.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Authority Hacker - Why You Must Switch To HTTPS This Year▲55

    Those who don't will lose out

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15PJ
    Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser▲59

    2013 · whatareyoudownloading.com · its alternatives →

16. 16GC
    GetHTTPSforFree.com, a no-install browers-based Let's Encrypt client▲18

    2015 · gethttpsforfree.com · its alternatives →

17. 17TD
    "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

    2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18DT
    Don't Be Evil, A Chrome extension based on the Focus on the User script▲31

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19SO
    ScriptObservatory.org – How much malicious JavaScript goes unnoticed?▲38

    2015 · scriptobservatory.org · its alternatives →

20. 20SI
    Snitch.io – SSL auditing and alerting▲37

    2014 · snitch.io · its alternatives →

21. 21AU
    A Url Permanence Service▲32

    2012 · purl.ly · its alternatives →

22. 22YH
    Ypander - Hackernews like it should be [for Chrome]▲34

    2012 · ypander.com · its alternatives →

23. 23HI
    HTTPS Is Broken and How to Fix It▲14

    2015 · okturtles.com · its alternatives →

24. 24NL
    Novus – local HTTPS proxy for a delightful developer experience▲5

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →