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	Ask HN: Why doesn't Microsoft update website use SSL/TLS? (update.microsoft.com)
	1 points by bshastry 4835 days ago

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recoiledsnake 4835 days ago

That is outdated.

http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/31861/windows-up...

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bshastry 4835 days ago

Thanks for pointing out. If the updates site does use some sort of certificate pinning for IE, I wonder why the browser pops up the following warning before running the Microsoft update add-on: "If you trust this website...click here..."

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