[SOLVED] insecure password warning

Gregg Bell · 03-10-2017, 02:05 PM

I go to this site AbsoluteWrite http://absolutewrite.com/forums/activity.php and now for the first time I got this warning (screenshot--and the warning I get at the site is when I try to enter my pasword. I pointed the arrow at the actual warning I get at the site).

I don't share any sensitive info there but of course I do have to put in my password.

Is this anything to be concerned about? Thanks.

bathory · 03-10-2017, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

I go to this site AbsoluteWrite http://absolutewrite.com/forums/activity.php and now for the first time I got this warning (screenshot--and the warning I get at the site is when I try to enter my pasword. I pointed the arrow at the actual warning I get at the site).

I don't share any sensitive info there but of course I do have to put in my password.

Is this anything to be concerned about? Thanks.

This is a new feature in firefox-52.
It's just a warning that using http your password is transmitted insecurely, so try https if available.

Regards

frankbell · 03-10-2017, 09:14 PM

I second this. Mozilla and some other outfits are mounting a campaign to make everyone use https all the time.

hydrurga · 03-11-2017, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

I second this. Mozilla and some other outfits are mounting a campaign to make everyone use https all the time.

Noticeably Google.

Further info on the feature from Mozilla: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/20...n-secure-http/

Gregg Bell · 03-11-2017, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bathory

This is a new feature in firefox-52.
It's just a warning that using http your password is transmitted insecurely, so try https if available.

Regards

Thanks bathory and thanks for the link.

Gregg Bell · 03-11-2017, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

I second this. Mozilla and some other outfits are mounting a campaign to make everyone use https all the time.

Thanks Frank. Like that 'Https Everywhere.'

Gregg Bell · 03-11-2017, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hydrurga

Noticeably Google.

Further info on the feature from Mozilla: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/20...n-secure-http/

Thanks hydrurga and thanks for the link. BTW the computers are working flawlessly! Thx!

chrism01 · 03-13-2017, 04:09 AM

I've been using 'https everywhere' for years. Nice thing is it tries https first, then transparently+automatically falls back to http if https isn't available.

Gregg Bell · 03-13-2017, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by chrism01

I've been using 'https everywhere' for years. Nice thing is it tries https first, then transparently+automatically falls back to http if https isn't available.

Yeah, a friend of mine turned me on to https everywhere and I feel a lot more confident having it.