The default gems source for Rails in the gem file is:
source 'https://rubygems.org'
Changing that to
source 'http://rubygems.org'
makes bundle install much faster so I am trying to understand what is behind the decision of making https the default. Is there something that I need to be aware of?
form here:
Switching to HTTP is dangerous. It opens you to MITM attacks. Switching to HTTP allows hostile parties to replace gem contents with malicious contents. Switching to HTTP is not recommended.
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