Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/oauth/OsmOAuthAuthorizationClient.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/oauth/OsmOAuthAuthorizationClient.java	(revision 3177)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/oauth/OsmOAuthAuthorizationClient.java	(working copy)
@@ -248,10 +248,7 @@
     public String buildOsmLoginUrl() throws OsmOAuthAuthorizationException{
         try {
             URL autUrl = new URL(oauthProviderParameters.getAuthoriseUrl());
-            // FIXME: as soon as the OSM website provides HTTPS protected access to the login
-            // page we can replace the protocol with https
-            //
-            URL url = new URL("http", autUrl.getHost(), autUrl.getPort(), "/login");
+            URL url = new URL("https", autUrl.getHost(), autUrl.getPort(), "/login");
             return url.toString();
         } catch(MalformedURLException e) {
             throw new OsmOAuthAuthorizationException(e);
