[icebraining]

I'm not sure what you mean.

What they describe is simply one of Cloudflare's SSL options, called "Flexible SSL", which is often used because it lets sites offer an HTTPS address without having to purchase a certificate themselves (or even setup a self-signed one): https://www.cloudflare.com/ssl/

[sebastiano89]

"Flexible SSL" is just a marketing-speak for "Plain text HTTP to the origin server".