It should be possible to accept requests on both HTTP and HTTPS; a redirect like the forums might cause issues but just accepting requests on either has no reason to break anything in of itself. (It looks like it's already set up for this too, it just needs a valid certificate.)
And yeah, it won't solve every issue since the secret key would have to be in the game code anyway and people could figure out how to dig that out if they really wanted to but making it something you can't sniff from network requests would add a bit more complexity to securing sending the scores.
""We choose to go to the [Suggestions board] not because it's easy, but because it's hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win."
- John F. Kennedy"
- gothgirlgangblastermaster
And yeah, it won't solve every issue since the secret key would have to be in the game code anyway and people could figure out how to dig that out if they really wanted to but making it something you can't sniff from network requests would add a bit more complexity to securing sending the scores.
Interested in web development? Check out Super Mario Web Development. Wahoo!
""We choose to go to the [Suggestions board] not because it's easy, but because it's hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win."
- John F. Kennedy"
- gothgirlgangblastermaster