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Unsecure link message when I access this site - what gives?

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January 25, 2019, 09:44 PM
jhe888
Unsecure link message when I access this site - what gives?
When I access this forum on Chrome, I get a message that the link is not secure? What is happening?



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January 25, 2019, 09:48 PM
Chowser
It’s not https. I wouldn’t worry about it.

I set firefox and chrome to ignore the warning.


Not minority enough!
January 25, 2019, 09:59 PM
parabellum
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
What is happening?
Our insect overlords are nigh.


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January 25, 2019, 10:01 PM
Woodman
When you shake the box it settles down.
January 25, 2019, 10:04 PM
Bassamatic
I have the latest version of Firefox and have never gotten that message.

Besides, I don't put a lot of confidence in any these browsers anyways.

Wait a minute. I know. Too many conservatives all gathered in one place. Smile


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January 25, 2019, 10:20 PM
creslin
As chowser says - it's an https thing.

If your shortcut/link is:

https://sigforum.com

Then you'll get the message about being unsecure.

If your link is:

https://sigforum.com

You should not get any warning.




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January 26, 2019, 10:48 AM
ggile
https://sigforum.com/eve/forums and I'm getting the 'Not secure' message.

This is the first I have noticed it. I'm using Opera.


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January 26, 2019, 11:12 AM
2Adefender
I got that same message yesterday, while trying to access the SCCY web site to look at their little pocket pistols. Not for SIGforum, though.

I use Duck Duck Go as a search engine in Safari.


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January 26, 2019, 11:14 AM
TigerDore
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
What is happening?
Our insect overlords are nigh.

This is why I always put on my tinfoil hat when I am on this site.



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January 26, 2019, 11:48 AM
Muddflap
quote:
Originally posted by Woodman:
When you shake the box it settles down.



If you shake the box, you will erase everything.
January 26, 2019, 11:55 AM
just1tym
quote:
Originally posted by Muddflap:
quote:
Originally posted by Woodman:
When you shake the box it settles down.



If you shake the box, you will erase everything.


Wasn't that something called Etch-A-Sketch? Big Grin


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January 26, 2019, 11:56 AM
architect
This blog post explains the change Google made to Chrome that results in the production of this message. Some consider it a ham-handed attempt to guarantee the income of SSL certificate authorities, a club of which Google is itself a member.

Remember the basics:

1) just because someone tells you something, doesn't mean it is true.
2) you are responsible for your own security (and the evaluation thereof).
3) sometimes a gift comes with a hidden price tag.

and some less obvious:

1) the use of SSL/HTTPS is no guarantee of "security," there are many many other things that can lead to compromise.
2) CA's can be dishonest too.
January 28, 2019, 11:38 AM
jhe888
quote:
Originally posted by creslin:
As chowser says - it's an https thing.

If your shortcut/link is:

https://sigforum.com

Then you'll get the message about being unsecure.

If your link is:

https://sigforum.com

You should not get any warning.


Thanks.



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January 28, 2019, 01:00 PM
HRK
If you have time between pleadings and depositions some reading, just click on the Not secure of the url bar and you get an explanation

https://support.google.com/chr...urity_indicator&rd=1