site says not secure on e30 zone
Moderator: martauto
Hi all,
There was a browser update awhile back that now alerts the user to any site not using SSL, because of this sites now come up with site 'not secure', this was only needed if the site was taking direct payment and holding address information. which we don't.
You will see a lot of forums that have the same warning, it's nothing to worry about on our site, I can't vouch for other sites though.
/Just as a side note, the new server coming soon will be running SSL.
HTH
There was a browser update awhile back that now alerts the user to any site not using SSL, because of this sites now come up with site 'not secure', this was only needed if the site was taking direct payment and holding address information. which we don't.
You will see a lot of forums that have the same warning, it's nothing to worry about on our site, I can't vouch for other sites though.
/Just as a side note, the new server coming soon will be running SSL.
HTH
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Not set in stone yet but it's getting very close. 
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TriggerFish
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Without wishing to be critical, anything that's NOT using SSL (aka HTTPS - the green padlock icon, or websites prefixed with HTTPS, in basic terms) it will also be passing your password over the internet in plain text too...
While general best practice anyway, I'd have a unique password for any site that's not using HTTPS... (unique password for everything is general advice for the internet, and is why SSL (or SSH/other encryption methods) matter when dealing with secure information).
This was me monitoring my log in to this site - you can see whatever password I typed was visible in plain text in a trace of the network comms.
While general best practice anyway, I'd have a unique password for any site that's not using HTTPS... (unique password for everything is general advice for the internet, and is why SSL (or SSH/other encryption methods) matter when dealing with secure information).
This was me monitoring my log in to this site - you can see whatever password I typed was visible in plain text in a trace of the network comms.
A very fair and valid point, I'm only a few weeks away from starting the transition to the new Zone if people can just bear with me until then.
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TriggerFish
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Not a criticism, just a warning to people of the impacts of not having SSL. For things like this site, with good password management, I don't see it as a big issue on a site like this with no fiscal/sensitive data. (my work is providing hosted PCI DSS compliant solutions, so this sorta thing is a much bigger deal there, when dealing with card data etc).
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steve_k
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crap! you just reminded me that i need to do that write up for youSteve wrote:Not set in stone yet but it's getting very close.
been swamped with a few "personal issues" of late so will get it over to you soon as possible.
if it's got t*ts or wheels it's bound to be trouble...............prove me wrong.
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Not a problem Steve
No rush, I'll add it whenever it's done.
No rush, I'll add it whenever it's done.
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aimlessrock
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looking forward to it Steve
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