[mootothemax]

So will everything else, including the URI being requested

I disagree from the data I'm seeing in the access logs from my SSL-hosted site running nginx. In the logs I can see lines such as:

GET /path/script?variable=blahblah&another_variable=123

EDIT since I appear to have lost the ability to reply to comments: I disagree with SomeOtherGuy2 that The fact that it may get logged is a red-herring.

Ignoring how secure a server with a rogue user accessing it is, it's possible that there will be more than one server involved in this scenario, and central logging servers are common. Will the traffic sent to the logging server be encrypted? And what if the logging server is compromised? You're essentially storing passwords in plain text.

[baddox]

It's all encrypted over the network. Obviously, your servers have to be able decrypt URL strings (and everything else), or they wouldn't be able to respond correctly. I think the assumption is just that servers may by default log decrypted URLs for GET requests, but not POST requests. But, as people have noted, that's not exactly reassuring, since you have no idea how their logging is set up.

[SomeOtherGuy2]

You are very confused. SSL is used to encrypt transmission between the browser and web server. Of course the web server decrypts the data it receives, otherwise it wouldn't be able to use it. I am saying you can not sniff someone's HTTPS traffic and see the urls they are requesting, so sensitive information being in the url is not a problem. The fact that it may get logged is a red-herring, as if someone has compromised the server to gain access to the logs, they can access whatever they want, your username and password included.