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Questions tagged [https]

HTTPS stands for HTTP Secure and is a combination of HTTP and SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security) and is used to provide an encrypted connection to a website.

HTTPS connections are often used for payment transactions and for sensitive transactions in corporate systems. They are increasingly being used for social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to help prevent identity theft etc.

HTTPS on Wikipedia

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All https sites have expired certificates

Suddenly all https sites have expired certificates on all browsers, even formatting and reinstalling Windows didn't work! I tried many different connections as well.
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On an HTTPS site I get a popup saying "This web site does not supply ownership information"

On an HTTPS website, I receiving a popup window saying "This web site does not supply ownership information." An image of popup is attached below. Why is this popup appearing? How can I stop it?
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To what extent is filtering HTTPS traffic possible?

From Privoxy FAQ: How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs? Since secure HTTP connections are encrypted SSL sessions between your browser and the secure site, and are meant to be reliably secure, there is little that Privoxy can do but hand the…
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HTTPS for the Asus RT-N12 router's web interface

How do you access the Asus RT-N12 router's web interface via HTTPS? I've hunted through every page in the web interface, but haven't seen an option to enable HTTPS.
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How do you force a browser out of https

I have a website that only has a couple of webpages that need to be secure. I'm not have a problem forcing the browser into https on those pages, but I am having difficulty returning back to http after they've left the form page. Any suggestions?
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How can I secure my https connections against man in the middle attacks or at least warn when they occur?

From what I'm reading on Bruce Schneier's blog post, man in the middle attacks (MITM) are commonplace for https connections. The agents of the attack are your ISP and corporate IT folks. How can I configure chrome such that when I talk to some…
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Requesting an HTTPS URL with pear http_request fails. Why?

I am using Ubuntu with OpenSSL installed. When I request a normal URL with pear, it works fine, but when I request an https url, it doesn't work. Why?
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Stages where a https connection can fail

What is the latest stage, where a https connection can fail (i.e. the user demanding a https version gets a browser warning that the site is not secure since no https available)? beginning of connection, since the browser and server must establish…
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Why not https everywhere?

So https is supposed to be safer than http (encrypted), why is https then not used everywhere? Would it not make the web a more safe place? What could be the reason that https is not implemented when it does improve security?
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Block Let's Encrypt validation protocol for clients on guest network

I've setup a guest network behind the same public IP as a home web server running Seafile, communication between it and the clients is secured by the HTTPS protocol using a certificate signed by a local root CA. How can I stop clients on the guest…
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