TuscanyCircle should now provide secure access when logging in and other such activities. This means SSL/https/128-bit encryption--whatever term means something to you. SSL has long been available on TuscanyCircle.net but not well integrated into this blog until now.

Note: TuscanyCircle.net uses CAcert as its root certificate authority. You'll need its root certificate loaded into your browser if you don't want to click past the dialog every time you switch to https. I believe this is the one you'll want for Firefox. (If you're using Internet Explorer, you have no security anyway, so don't bother.)