Why we use HTTPS for every .gov website we make
Theres a couple of issues that rarely are mentioned:- for very high traffic websites HTTPS costs a lot of money. .gov sites are not very high traffic.- When you have such high traffic you also have a bunch of old winxp and similar clients. These dont work fast on HTTPS and dont work without sslv3 and what not.So while HTTPS with safe settings works in most cases it doesnt work in all cases.