You’re effed.

 

just noticed, not https. I thought all sites were http...

 

A quick background...

HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) is the standard non-encrypted protocol. HTTPS is an encrypted protocol where all transmissions between the browser and the server secure. HTTPS also provides some level of website verification depending on the type of encryption implemented. There's a lot more tech stuff behind this but it is not necessary for this discussion.

As for most hosting implementation it is a pretty simple task to install an digital certificate on the server. While in the past they were fairly expensive (for almost nothing), today there exists a few free options. In my tech company (we provide all types of custom hosting and data center services) it is a simple as pressing a button and the server gets a free certificate from "LetsEncrypt". To get some of the higher level certificates you will have to pay, validate the authenticity and ownership, and manually install - but unless ecommerce is involved the basic ones are probably fine.

Browsers today also complain a lot more about site not being secure than they used to.

-Kevin

 

Even my personal site is secured.... https://www.linalinacharters.net/gallery.php

 

Simple for the site owner to do. Would be in everyone's best interest.

Do the moderators read every thread, every post?

@sfergson727 I think is a moderator. not for sure. maybe someone could tag with the moderators they know.

 

Do the moderators read every thread, every post?

That's why I placed it in the CSR Suggestions forum to hopefully snag a moderators attention.

 

My web site is secure too. My ISP provided the security certificate free. Didn't really need to. But, some of the pages still trigger the "Not Secure" notice. I don't know if it's a problem with the page or with the links on the page. Many of my pages have links to other sites. Users don't enter any data and I don't track users, just the usual Google Analytics data.

 

Already sent to Jim the owner.
Like I said before. We do have real jobs so we can't always respond fast enough. We try

Chuck

 

I’m convinced in that nothing is secure so I act accordingly.

 

That's a good assumption because with "man-in-the-middle" attacks if you are on WiFi that is not yours you never really know. Also once the data is decrypted on the server any malware there may be relaying out.

-Kevin