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Guest_Charlie1010_* |
Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 10:15
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Logged in but warned by Firefox that this website is insecure.
Meaning logins can be compromised. |
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Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 10:18
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Member Group: Members Posts: 13,735 Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Member No.: 14,720 |
Logged in but warned by Firefox that this website is insecure. Meaning logins can be compromised. Sure that is what it means? -------------------- |
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Guest_Charlie1010_* |
Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 10:37
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/insecu...ource=inproduct
Pages that need to transmit private information, such as credit cards, personal information and passwords, need to have a secure connection to help prevent attackers from stealing your information. |
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Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 10:41
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Member Group: Members Posts: 25,726 Joined: 28 Jun 2010 From: Area 51 Member No.: 38,559 |
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/insecu...ource=inproduct Pages that need to transmit private information, such as credit cards, personal information and passwords, need to have a secure connection to help prevent attackers from stealing your information. As far as I can remember, this forum has never been secure in the sense that Firefox warning says. But as my login information is a user name and password and never been asked to give credit card details, not sure I care. |
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Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 14:34
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,333 Joined: 28 Mar 2014 From: Corby Member No.: 69,758 |
This is only an issue if you use public networks to access this site, use a non-unique password and you have personal information on this site.
Do you do all of the following? This post has been edited by typefish: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 14:34 |
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Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 19:47
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,140 Joined: 19 Jun 2004 From: Surrey Member No.: 1,326 |
Just noticed Chrome considers the site Not Secure with a big red exclamation mark.
Shouldn't be a problem unless you are doing financial transactions, I wouldn't have thought. |
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Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 20:39
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Member Group: Members Posts: 2,784 Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Member No.: 18,956 |
Chrome and Firefox will now always display HTTP sites as not secure as they aren't encrypted at all, it's something they changed recently in the browser settings.
If you browse to an SHTTP site you will see the warning goes away. This post has been edited by captain swoop: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 20:40 |
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Mon, 5 Nov 2018 - 21:09
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Webmaster Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,205 Joined: 30 Mar 2003 From: Wokingham, UK Member No.: 2 |
Chrome and Firefox will now always display HTTP sites as not secure as they aren't encrypted at all, it's something they changed recently in the browser settings. If you browse to an SHTTP site you will see the warning goes away. It's a one-size-fits-all response to the (genuine) problem of some websites that process personal or financial data not protecting against man-in-the-middle attacks by using encryption. In the process it produces lots of scary warnings for people who are just browsing innocuous informational sites, or even things such as the web interfaces on their own internal network like their router, FFS! -------------------- Regards,
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Guest_Charlie1010_* |
Tue, 6 Nov 2018 - 11:00
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Ok thanks for the reassurance that it’s ok for this site at least.
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Tue, 6 Nov 2018 - 11:15
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Member Group: Members Posts: 25,726 Joined: 28 Jun 2010 From: Area 51 Member No.: 38,559 |
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Tue, 6 Nov 2018 - 15:39
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,283 Joined: 5 Jan 2012 Member No.: 52,178 |
Meaning logins can be compromised. What you mean is that logon information could, potentially, be intercepted. If you are following sensible guidelines, then you won't be using the same logon/password that you use here for your financial and purchasing sites you visit. You're welcome to my logon details. They won't get you into ANY other web site. |
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Tue, 6 Nov 2018 - 18:05
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Member Group: Members Posts: 33,610 Joined: 2 Apr 2008 From: Not in the UK Member No.: 18,483 |
You can't have mine...
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Any comments made do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon. No lawyer/client relationship should be assumed nor should any duty of care be owed. |
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Guest_Charlie1010_* |
Thu, 8 Nov 2018 - 12:57
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Any idea why the website doesn’t fill the screen anymore?
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Thu, 8 Nov 2018 - 13:03
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Webmaster Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,205 Joined: 30 Mar 2003 From: Wokingham, UK Member No.: 2 |
Any idea why the website doesn’t fill the screen anymore? Because some people found it difficult to use on large monitors. -------------------- Regards,
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Thu, 8 Nov 2018 - 13:10
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
Any idea why the website doesn’t fill the screen anymore? Because some people found it difficult to use on large monitors. Is the issue size or resolution? I have a 4k screen and I preferred it before. -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Guest_Charlie1010_* |
Thu, 8 Nov 2018 - 13:56
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The smartphone I use has it widescreen on landscape so why not on a pc?
Other websites don’t have a problem. Looks weird. Never used to be like that. This post has been edited by Charlie1010: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 - 13:59 |
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Thu, 8 Nov 2018 - 15:26
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Webmaster Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,205 Joined: 30 Mar 2003 From: Wokingham, UK Member No.: 2 |
The smartphone I use has it widescreen on landscape so why not on a pc? Other websites don’t have a problem. Looks weird. Never used to be like that. Why don't you post about it in that other thread if you want to continue the discussion - it doesn't make a lot of sense to hijack your own thread here to discuss an issue that already has its own thread? -------------------- Regards,
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Guest_Charlie1010_* |
Thu, 8 Nov 2018 - 17:07
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It’s nothing to do with the fact that the website isn’t https?
Maybe an attacker could approach from the blank sides on the left and right front? |
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Thu, 8 Nov 2018 - 17:12
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Webmaster Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,205 Joined: 30 Mar 2003 From: Wokingham, UK Member No.: 2 |
We have a humour thread here in the Flame Pit, if that's what you're intending.
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Guest_Charlie1010_* |
Fri, 9 Nov 2018 - 10:30
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Where is the humour thread?
I guess the webpages would look ok on my 1997 monitor using W98. But I’m using a 21” screen on W7. And on the Mac it looks even more strange. |
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