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What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by KanwuliaExtra: 3:48pm On May 09, 2018 |
Dear Webmasters, I have been getting a message on my phone When I log on. It states: WEBSITE NOT SECURE. I googled what this meant and that some privacy issues may or may not be questioned. It happens on my iPhone, my work computers and some Chrome apps. So from a NL stand-point, SHOULD “we” care? So I can stop using my iPhone to log on to “some websites that have been certified as “insecure”? What level of “insecurity” are we talking about? |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by KanwuliaExtra: 3:49pm On May 09, 2018 |
Checking on Apple. . . . . https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204937 If Safari says it can‘t establish a secure connection, or the website is using weak encryption |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by KanwuliaExtra: 3:51pm On May 09, 2018 |
The message looks like this:
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Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by Bolaji21(m): 4:06pm On May 09, 2018 |
It means the website doesn't have any encryption protocol. Generally, it means the website doesn't have a valid SSL certificate installed. It's an update on recent browsers to flag non HTTPS websites as unsafe. This is cos information exchanged between you and such websites can be intercepted by hackers. 1 Like |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by Nobody: 4:33pm On May 09, 2018 |
More about switching to SSL here: https://www.nairaland.com/4386800/share-experience-switching-http-https |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by KanwuliaExtra: 7:11pm On May 09, 2018 |
Bolaji21: Thanks. In lay man’s terms, is it a problem or could it be a problem? You mean “hackers”? |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by Bolaji21(m): 7:41pm On May 09, 2018 |
It's a problem that simply means you don't have SSL installed on your server. Ensuring data security is the duty of a web master. The problem can be easily removed by purchasing an SSL certificate for your website. Most shared hosting plans come with free SSL too.. |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by KanwuliaExtra: 1:25am On May 10, 2018 |
Bolaji21: You mean NL website? Meaning any T, D & H can use an unsecured website as a “cyber gym” to flex hacking muscles? |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by Bolaji21(m): 10:50am On May 10, 2018 |
KanwuliaExtra:Nairaland uses TLS which is an http security protocol too. Any website that doesn't use SSL or TLS is unsecure for users. Whatever you type and submit on those websites can be intercepted by any hacker. |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by KanwuliaExtra: 11:44am On May 10, 2018 |
Bolaji21: What is the scope of insucurity? To the website and the users? What can we as users do to protect ourselves if the website is not up to par with the security standards? |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by Bolaji21(m): 6:03pm On May 10, 2018 |
KanwuliaExtra:The only solution is to not use those websites. Or if you must, use a browser like tor or use a browser that doesn't have your browsing record. Cos the security flow comes in when your device attempts to send data to the server. The data can be intercepted before it gets to server and you won't know. So the risk is minister if what you're sending doesn't contain any sensitive data. Same for the response from the server. |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by softclicktech(m): 4:22am On May 12, 2018 |
Simply don't enter sensitive informations on such sites e.g credit/debit cards and secure login details. |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by KanwuliaExtra: 3:03pm On May 20, 2018 |
Bolaji21: Thanks a lot. Can you give a list of browsers do not have browsing records? Using NL as an example. No one sends sensitive data on a social medium like NL or similar. So we are safe to use our devices without compromising the personal data on our devices? |
Re: What Does A "Website Not Secure" Message Mean? by KanwuliaExtra: 3:04pm On May 20, 2018 |
softclicktech: Credit cards? Oh no. Never!!!! How do you secure your log in details when you must still log in with your user ID and password? |
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