Using SSL (https) with served libraries / CDN

Agent Code
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What do you all think of using CDNs such as what cloudfare provides.

for example this line could be in your agent code if you are doing the Agent hosted / self-hosted website

<script src=""//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highcharts/3.0.2/highcharts.js""></script>

I tested this line and it appears to load without errors. I did not actually build a chart but I guess it would work.

I previously thought that Highcharts was not available via SSL but then I found this. I am a bit confused about the economics of it. Why does cloudfare provide this service? Is it legit and safe?

It looks like D3.js is also available there.

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Good find. Here’s a piece by TNW on Cloudflare… seems like they became a CDN by accident. http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/06/07/cloudflare-a-website-security-product-accidentally-makes-sites-60-faster/

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This is a good find here’s the full list of all the javascript libraries they hold http://cdnjs.com/