MySwag.org The Off-road Camper Trailer Forum
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Traveller on April 26, 2019, 08:41:49 AM
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Is anyone else getting 'Not Secure - my swag.org' displayed at the top of the screen? Probably just me.
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Yep I see that
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The long story short is that it means that it's not encrypted.
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The long story short is that it means that it's not encrypted.
Is that an issue as I haven't noticed it before?
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Latest iOS update. Guessing you are with 🍏? Don’t go giving secret fishing spots away....
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Latest iOS update. Guessing you are with 🍏? Don’t go giving secret fishing spots away....
Yes you are right, part of the Apple Empire.
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Yes you are right, part of the Apple Empire.
If you do transactions, trading, buying etc where you need access to card numbers, trading wallets etc, you’ll log into a secure site and you’ll get a green ‘secure’ site message up top - hopefully haha. I think it is a good thing.
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Is that an issue as I haven't noticed it before?
For a more in-depth explanation, this is worth a read. https://www.howtogeek.com/359298/why-does-google-chrome-say-websites-are-%E2%80%9Cnot-secure%E2%80%9D/ (https://www.howtogeek.com/359298/why-does-google-chrome-say-websites-are-%E2%80%9Cnot-secure%E2%80%9D/)
Basically, the requirements for websites to have the "Secure" tag next to in Chrome (I think now also similarly with Safari) have increased, any unencrypted site it now tagged as "Not secure" where previously it likely wouldn't have been.
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Been like it for months, Being computer illiterate, just ignored it .. Everything still seems to work ok .
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Yes you are right, part of the Apple Empire.
It's not specific to apple based products, same appears on windows and android devices.
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Thanks all. I hadn't noticed it before and wondered what was going on.
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The internet standard changed so that websites need to be encrypted via https.
All the modern browsers (not just apple) are now expecting this. Hence the ‘not secure’ message.
Myswag needs to install a TLS certificate to become compliant with the new standards.
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Just a quick copy paste from a fishing forum where this came up
So as mentioned in the chat box by fishing forum website member they were warned the site was not secure all this warning was saying is there is no SSL encryption of informantion traveling from what you type in to the database where the site is hosted and then from the data base back to the poster or when you read the topic the veiwer.
The SSL is secure socket layer you may be used to seeing https in sites like your bank or google and such along with a little green lock that shows in the address bar showing it as a safe website but all that means is the owner of the webiste is paying extra for that encryption of information so people cant launch a man in the middle attack or basicly intercept the data on its way to where its going and be able to steal the information another version of this is the rayban ad's if you have been on facebook and have been tagged in 'cheap' ones that is what is happening because the link takes you to a false site where your data can be skimmed off and used to spread to more people.
If what i have posted has you worried easy ways to protect yourself are,
Dont use the same passwords twice.
Do have a anti virus installed and upto date.
Dont go to sites that offer things that are to good to be true.
Dont open those emails that ask you to go somewhere for a reward (Email places normaly spot these and send them to a folder called spam).
Hope this helps explain why there may be the unsecure alert.