STARTTLS allows for establishing a connection on an insecure protocol and then negotiating encryption. IMAP, POP3, and SMTP all also support encrypted-only versions.
While IMAP uses TCP port 143 for plaintext and STARTTLS connections, IMAPS runs on TCP port 993 and *only* accepts encrypted connections.
I'm no government apologist, but railing against the lack of STARTTLLS is a little much.
One aspect that I think has been glossed over when comparing radiation received from a scanning machine to that received during a flight is how long it takes to absorb that radiation.
A transcontinental flight takes several hours, during which you continuously absorb a little bit of radiation. The scanning process takes seconds, during which you receive (we're told) a similar amount of radiation. Think of it like sunbathing at the beach versus a quick trip to the tanning bed.
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STARTTLS is not the only encryption solution
STARTTLS allows for establishing a connection on an insecure protocol and then negotiating encryption. IMAP, POP3, and SMTP all also support encrypted-only versions.
While IMAP uses TCP port 143 for plaintext and STARTTLS connections, IMAPS runs on TCP port 993 and *only* accepts encrypted connections.
I'm no government apologist, but railing against the lack of STARTTLLS is a little much.
time differential
One aspect that I think has been glossed over when comparing radiation received from a scanning machine to that received during a flight is how long it takes to absorb that radiation.
A transcontinental flight takes several hours, during which you continuously absorb a little bit of radiation. The scanning process takes seconds, during which you receive (we're told) a similar amount of radiation. Think of it like sunbathing at the beach versus a quick trip to the tanning bed.