I am unable to see the new CI on my phone. It tells me the connection is not private, that attackers could steal information from this page.
Any suggestions?
First of all, excuse me a minute while I scream in frustration.
:really-mad2: :cussing:
Ok, now that that's taken care of...
Long story short, "secure site" was going to be MY argument. I got the site 100% switched over to SSL (https://) including all the component parts (site graphics, banners, avatars, etc.) Now if someone embeds images from an unsecured site (like the recent post from Sean Johnson's blog) then I can't really help that.
But, #!?@ it, a couple of unencrypted GRAPHICS on an encrypted page is not a security risk! At all! I don't care what any of those morons say. As a corollary, https:// doesn't solve
every security issue. It's not the be-all and end-all, as they pretend.
I just spent a half a day buying, installing, and configuring SSL for CathInfo ("a secure connection") so all the browsers could stop their b*tching about CathInfo being a risk to life, limb, and property. The risk is not as bad as those idiotic warnings would have you believe. People used to browse sites in regular (unencrypted) mode all the time. Unless you're transmitting sensitive information, you're fine.
In reality, in the wild, people do "unsafe" things all the time and get away with it. You'd be shocked how many times people have sent me credit card information over plain text (unencrypted) e-mail! It's just like driving without a seatbelt, riding a bike without a helmet, or sending cash through the mail. You can easily get away with it 99.999% of the time. It's just not the *safest* way.
People are obsessed with being safe these days. Maybe it's because they're not in the state of grace and they fear the afterlife. They also fear the cross. They want to control every aspect of their life, to prevent God from allowing ANY crosses in their path. Being fearful to step outside your door -- what's the point of living if that's how you're going to live?