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Implementing HTTPS for Chrome Users
Blog post from DigitalOcean
Post Details
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Date Published
Author
Roxie Elliott
Word Count
896
Language
English
Hacker News Points
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Summary
Google has implemented an extra notification warning in its Chrome browser version 68, alerting users that HTTP-only sites are "Not secure" and is phasing out HTTP in favor of HTTPS. This change encourages website owners to adopt HTTPS, which protects end-users by encrypting traffic between browsers and web servers. Let's Encrypt, a free certificate authority, has automated the process of obtaining SSL/SSL certificates, making it easier for developers to implement HTTPS on their websites. Google's warnings will eventually turn red for HTTP-only sites and may also be applied to mobile versions of Chrome, as part of efforts to make the Web a more secure environment for end-users.