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Q&A Allowing arbitrary image links causes security warnings

Codidact is set up for image hosting. It doesn't cost much at the current level of usage. However, if a user puts in a link we don't currently prevent that (may or may not be advisable to allow 3rd...

posted 4y ago by manassehkatz‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar manassehkatz‭ · 2020-08-30T20:33:00Z (over 4 years ago)
Codidact is set up for image hosting. It doesn't cost much at the current level of usage. However, if a user puts in a link we don't currently prevent that (may or may not be advisable to *allow* 3rd-party image hosting, that is a separate discussion) and that combines with, in this case, the 3rd-party image hosting not having a valid certificate and, therefore, the link is http: and can't be changed to https: without causing errors for everyone.

Markdown, for better or worse, lets people who know how to use it insert image links like these. Not sure of the solution - but the problem is **not** "don't want to host all the images yourselves".