Are there any advantages to using HTTP over HTTPS?

Question

I am managing a web application that dynamically flips between http and https depending on the page. I want to get rid a ton of extra code used to flip between http and https but I want to understand any implications before I continue.

Is there any advantage to serving part of a site using http over https?

Answer 1

Of course there is some performance drop when using https, but it is not significant unless you have an extremely busy server. See

• HTTP vs HTTPS performance