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		stevenh on Aug 7, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CloudFlare enabling free SSL by mid-October Cloudflare hosts and defends the sites of numerous DDoS-for-pay services and they refuse to take them down. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/02/the-new-normal-200-400-gb... "[The DDoS-for-pay] industry probably would destroy itself without Cloudflare’s protection, and furthermore ... some might perceive a credibility issue with a company that sells DDoS protection services providing safe haven to an entire cottage industry of DDoS-for-hire services."

spindritf on Aug 7, 2014 [–]

That actually makes me trust them more. If they don't take down a site like that, then whatever site I run is certainly in the clear.

eastdakota on Aug 7, 2014 | [–]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7968247

pktgen on Aug 7, 2014 | | [–]

Glad you posted that, as I'm interested in seeing this discussion continued (re. my admittedly late post in that thread).

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