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Description: 

We intend to make https the default for downloads form ftp.drupal.org. Please consult the linked issue to help us test this before deployment.

Update 2015-02-09: We have reverted the redirect from http to https for updates.Drupal.org - however https is still preferred and browsers/clients that use HSTS will still be directed to HTTPS only. When #1879970: drupal_http_request fails when remote server is using openssl v1.0.0 lands https will be default in Drupal

Production outage: No
Change affects: Drupal.org download traffic
Deployment schedule: week of 2016-01-11
Backout plan: Revert