using google chrome when logging on here at smf there is a red notification in the address saying that the site is not secure. if its costly to fix, can we pass a collection can around? thanks
clive
'Website not secure' notification
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'Website not secure' notification
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Re: 'Website not secure' notification
It's simply that the site's address is http://forum.shavemyface.com rather than https://forum.shavemyface.com
Vince could buy a security certificate and have the address changed to https, but all it would do is convince complete strangers they were clicking on a link to shavemyface.com, rather than being surreptitiously redirected to mexicandonkeyporn.com (which might be a real site for all I know!) Having e-mailed Vince a few days ago when 18 Russian bots had broken into our security overnight and had no reply (yeah, Vince, I'm glaring at you: I do this shit for free and you better support me!) I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope that will change. We might be f*cked on the internet, but we still have better shaves than anyone else.
Vince could buy a security certificate and have the address changed to https, but all it would do is convince complete strangers they were clicking on a link to shavemyface.com, rather than being surreptitiously redirected to mexicandonkeyporn.com (which might be a real site for all I know!) Having e-mailed Vince a few days ago when 18 Russian bots had broken into our security overnight and had no reply (yeah, Vince, I'm glaring at you: I do this shit for free and you better support me!) I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope that will change. We might be f*cked on the internet, but we still have better shaves than anyone else.
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Re: 'Website not secure' notification
It isn't; I checked. The things I do for you guys...
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Re: 'Website not secure' notification
There is a free ssl certification available from the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) via letsencrypt.org. You need root access to the web server to install it, but I have been using it for a couple years without incident.
To redirect all traffic to https, you add a 301 redirect to the Apache or Nginx configuration file, which is pretty easy if that's all you have to change.
To redirect all traffic to https, you add a 301 redirect to the Apache or Nginx configuration file, which is pretty easy if that's all you have to change.
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Re: 'Website not secure' notification
That is one of the cool things I like about this site. The membership includes lots of different people with different skills enabling almost any problem to be tackled. Bravo!cjc15153 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:57 pm There is a free ssl certification available from the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) via letsencrypt.org. You need root access to the web server to install it, but I have been using it for a couple years without incident.
To redirect all traffic to https, you add a 301 redirect to the Apache or Nginx configuration file, which is pretty easy if that's all you have to change.
Re: 'Website not secure' notification
So, is this something I personally can/should do? Or am I understanding correctly that only the owner or admin can do such things? All of the above is not within my realm of knowledge. Also, what difference does it make to me in terms of posting? It's all Greek to me.cjc15153 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:57 pm There is a free ssl certification available from the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) via letsencrypt.org. You need root access to the web server to install it, but I have been using it for a couple years without incident.
To redirect all traffic to https, you add a 301 redirect to the Apache or Nginx configuration file, which is pretty easy if that's all you have to change.
Gary
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Re: 'Website not secure' notification
No Gary, only Vince can do that. And if he did, it wouldn't change your user experience at all, beyond not getting the 'insecure site' on logging in.
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Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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