Question on whether a site is secure or not
Hi -
I had a question on whether or not a site is secure.
With Internet Explorer it will say https:// and there will also be a locked padlock.
With Firefox, it says https://, but I do not see a padlock anywhere.
Just wanted to be sure that this still means a secure site, even without the padlock.
Is there anything else that I should check for, or am I OK as long as there is the letter 's' after 'http'? - even if there is no padlock?
Thank you, Randy
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Padlock
The Padlock is no longer part of Firefox; it was removed beginning in Firefox 4. The padlock shows that there is a secure connection but does not supply additional information. You could have made a typographical error and still have been connected to a secure connection. The padlock was replaced in Firefox 3 with the Site Identity Button. Familiarize yourself with the Site Identity Button at the left end of the Location Bar:
- https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/identity/
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Site+Identity+Button
- http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/05/06/635/
You can install this add-on if you wish:
http:// and https://
The protocol (http://) has been removed from the URL in the location bar for http:// pages only in Firefox 7 and newer versions. Secure pages will still show the https:// protocol. This may be confusing to some users. There's also a known bug where if you copy the URL after selecting it from the awesome bar dropdown (but before loading the page) it won't include the http:// part.
Users can revert to the old behavior (showing http://) by setting browser.urlbar.trimURLs to false in about:config
- type about:config in the Location/URL/Address bar and press the Enter key
- if you see a warning, accept it (promise to be careful)
- Search = browser.urlbar.trimURLs
- double-click on the pref in the lower panel to toggle it to "false" OR right-click on the pref in the lower panel and choose "Toggle" to toggle it to "false"
- close the about:config tab
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Not related to your question, but...
You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:
- Plug-in check --> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
- Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: Installing (or Updating) the Shockwave plugin with Firefox
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape: Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox
- Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash or Flash): Updating Flash in Firefox
- If you have difficulty with Flash after updating, download and save the 32-bit installer from Adobe at the following link, close all browsers (Firefox button > Exit or File > Exit), run the installer that you downloaded (checking the I have read and agree to the terms... box, then click Install, when down finished click "Done").
- Download link --> http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#Install_in_a_firewall_proxy_server_environment
- Test installation here --> https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
- If you have difficulty with Flash after updating, download and save the 32-bit installer from Adobe at the following link, close all browsers (Firefox button > Exit or File > Exit), run the installer that you downloaded (checking the I have read and agree to the terms... box, then click Install, when down finished click "Done").
- Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers: Installing or Updating Java in Firefox
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Выбранное решение
Padlock
The Padlock is no longer part of Firefox; it was removed beginning in Firefox 4. The padlock shows that there is a secure connection but does not supply additional information. You could have made a typographical error and still have been connected to a secure connection. The padlock was replaced in Firefox 3 with the Site Identity Button. Familiarize yourself with the Site Identity Button at the left end of the Location Bar:
- https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/identity/
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Site+Identity+Button
- http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/05/06/635/
You can install this add-on if you wish:
http:// and https://
The protocol (http://) has been removed from the URL in the location bar for http:// pages only in Firefox 7 and newer versions. Secure pages will still show the https:// protocol. This may be confusing to some users. There's also a known bug where if you copy the URL after selecting it from the awesome bar dropdown (but before loading the page) it won't include the http:// part.
Users can revert to the old behavior (showing http://) by setting browser.urlbar.trimURLs to false in about:config
- type about:config in the Location/URL/Address bar and press the Enter key
- if you see a warning, accept it (promise to be careful)
- Search = browser.urlbar.trimURLs
- double-click on the pref in the lower panel to toggle it to "false" OR right-click on the pref in the lower panel and choose "Toggle" to toggle it to "false"
- close the about:config tab
If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when signed-in to the forum.
Not related to your question, but...
You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:
- Plug-in check --> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
- Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: Installing (or Updating) the Shockwave plugin with Firefox
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape: Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox
- Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash or Flash): Updating Flash in Firefox
- If you have difficulty with Flash after updating, download and save the 32-bit installer from Adobe at the following link, close all browsers (Firefox button > Exit or File > Exit), run the installer that you downloaded (checking the I have read and agree to the terms... box, then click Install, when down finished click "Done").
- Download link --> http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#Install_in_a_firewall_proxy_server_environment
- Test installation here --> https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
- If you have difficulty with Flash after updating, download and save the 32-bit installer from Adobe at the following link, close all browsers (Firefox button > Exit or File > Exit), run the installer that you downloaded (checking the I have read and agree to the terms... box, then click Install, when down finished click "Done").
- Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers: Installing or Updating Java in Firefox
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Randy
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