Backlinks from HTTPS adresses

[endlesspools]

I did a search of the Q&A and didn't see a direct answer to this, so here it goes!  Is a backlink from an HTTPS address valued the same as an HTTP?

Thanks!

[AlanBleiweiss]

Daniel

If the site in question is indexed at Google under the https method rather than http, then yes, it should provide the same value as an http indexed site.  a quick inurl: https; check just now brought back over 1.6 billion pages.  Random checks of various keyword rankings for queries that contain a mix of http: and https: brought back a number of them where https: sites ranked higher than http: sites, including some with site links and multiple entries as well.

Also, I've got a couple financial institution clients who use https: and haven't seen any more difficulty ranking them through typical SEO methods.  Which just reinforces that belief.  If anyone here has had differing experiences I'd like to hear about it as well of course...