Is this a problem?

[Ronnie]

Before I sign into the forums I see a lock with a red line through it in the address bar of my Firefox browser.  If I click on the lock a box drops down that tells me the connection is NOT secure (see photo). The lock goes away when I sign into the forum.  I just recently noticed this. Is anyone else seeing the lock in their browser address bar?   Just wondering of their might be some kind of security problem with the forums.

 

 

 

[MCHinson]

I reported a similar "Not Secure" Google Chrome warning to Peter Gariepy a while back. I don't know if it is a significant problem or not, but I still see that same warning.

[Peter Gariepy]

This is common practice.  It’s only secure when it needs to be.  Example when you login or post.  

 

Fyi.  The data behind the site is highly secure.  

[Ronnie]

Thanks for the quick replies. It's good to know that me seeing the lock in the address bar and getting a warning is normal.  I was afraid there might be a problem on my end or with the forum software.

[Spinneyhill]

On 10/11/2018 at 4:37 AM, Ronnie said:

Thanks for the quick replies. It's good to know that me seeing the lock in the address bar and getting a warning is normal.  I was afraid there might be a problem on my end or with the forum software.

It is just telling you that where you are at the moment is http:// and not https://, meaning it is not secure and is just transmitted as plain text any sniffer software can pick off the internet and read.