jvi Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I see most other forums and many sites are "secure", why not this one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Why does it need to be secure? God forbid somebody hacks in and steals one of my fart jokes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP Trad Pro II Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I think the only thing I needed to give to sign up was an e-mail address. So what info on here are you concerned about getting leaked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvi Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 why do the other sites find it good if its not ? curious thats all...also, if your logged onto an unsecure site your computer could be at risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Just because a site states it's "secure", means nothing. How do you know this site is any less secure than those others? BTW, any time you are on the internet your computer is at risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Hey Jim, so this is not a big deal really, given what this site is. You may find none of the forums have an SSL (secure socket layer) certificate in place. Look at the top left side of the URL window, where you see forum.gibson.com/index.... an SSL enabled site will show a lock icon. Sites without SSL will not show a lock icon. Check your mail browser if you use a browser for reading email or online banking is another good example. You should see that lock icon, right next to the i (with the circle around it.) next to the url for the site. When you login to your email or online bank account, you would normally use https in your url link for these kind of sites. If you don't the server should/will redirect you to https. If you click that lock Icon and page thru, eventually it will show you the certificate, chains of trust, etc.. With Https links, all data passed to the server from your browser and back, are encrypted and are not passed as clear text. Http links do not encrypt the data going from your client to the server and back etc.. For the forum it's just http, there is no certificate / encryptions. So a hacker could grab your password when you access the forum. With https a hacker can not decipher it, (encrypted) the data going from your browser client to the server and back to your client is always encrypted (eg: secured) with http, there is no encryption in place. That is the difference. That's what Not Secure means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvi Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 thanks for the great info ! I dont use my computer for purchasing or any business ( Im old school/old ) but was curious as I see "secure" on so many sites -have a great day and "stay tuned" Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I feel a little insecure from time to time on this forum, but thats just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 thanks for the great info ! I dont use my computer for purchasing or any business ( Im old school/old ) but was curious as I see "secure" on so many sites -have a great day and "stay tuned" Jim ~40+ years of working the various areas around IT support is good for somethings aye? I feel a little insecure from time to time on this forum, but thats just me. I have a spare fuzzy blanky or two if ya need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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