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Registered: March 18, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,463 |
| Posted: | | | | I am now getting a warning from FireFox that Invelos.com is an insecure connection and subject to password capture. When I try https://www.Invelos.com, it doesn't work.
Should I, or anybody else be concerned about this? | | | Thanks for your support. Free Plugins available here. Advanced plugins available here. Hey, new product!!! BDPFrog. |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,745 |
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Registered: March 18, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,463 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote: However, what do you mean by password capture? I didn't realize it was not clear. The FireFox message says that using an unsecure connection exposes any data that is entered on the web page to a third party that might have intercepted the transmission. Anything "in the clear," such as user IDs and passwords can be captured for illegal use. Not sure why you put me to the task of explaining it, since I'm quite certain you know all that. (unless of course the browser encrypts the data before transmission - maybe that's why you are asking?) The reason I asked a "dumb" question was that perhaps there was some nuance that I did not know about. Something like the false positive you can often get from antivirus programs. I was hoping it was something like that - and somebody would say "not to worry," and also explain it to me. (Oh by the way, thanks for taking the time to respond ... - your linked article explains the situation well) | | | Thanks for your support. Free Plugins available here. Advanced plugins available here. Hey, new product!!! BDPFrog. | | | Last edited: by mediadogg |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,745 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting mediadogg: Quote: Quoting DJ Doena:
Quote: However, what do you mean by password capture? I didn't realize it was not clear. The FireFox message says that using an unsecure connection exposes any data that is entered on the web page to a third party that might have intercepted the transmission. Anything "in the clear," such as user IDs and passwords can be captured for illegal use. Not sure why you put me to the task of explaining it, since I'm quite certain you know all that. No I thought there was some actual additional input querying your password or so. Because that would have been suspicious. | | | Karsten DVD Collectors Online
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Registered: March 18, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,463 |
| Posted: | | | | Oh I see. Well thanks again for the article. I didn't realize that there were so many web sites without this protection. Geez, even my own little web site has it. I can't imagine why any company with a large user base such as Invelos would not have this. Do you? Is there a cost issue? Maintenance? Or just plain laziness? | | | Thanks for your support. Free Plugins available here. Advanced plugins available here. Hey, new product!!! BDPFrog. |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,745 |
| Posted: | | | | Small websites have to pay a few more bucks for SSL on their domains. But since Invelos is probably running on a dedicated server, it should be part of the package. However, it used to be a bit pricey to have an SSL certificate from a CA (certificate authority). But now there is Let's Encrypt | | | Karsten DVD Collectors Online
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Registered: March 18, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,463 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote: Small websites have to pay a few more bucks for SSL on their domains. But since Invelos is probably running on a dedicated server, it should be part of the package.
However, it used to be a bit pricey to have an SSL certificate from a CA (certificate authority).
But now there is Let's Encrypt Good Info. Man, is there anything you don't know about I/T? Let's hope Ken is watching and takes advantage ... | | | Thanks for your support. Free Plugins available here. Advanced plugins available here. Hey, new product!!! BDPFrog. | | | Last edited: by mediadogg |
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