Google Chrome 90 is now rolling out on the stable channel. The latest release incorporates many features and improvements that were being previewed in the stable channel, including support for AV1 encoder, forwarding users to HTTPS versions of websites by default and more. First and foremost, …
When you type a URL in the address bar and hit enter, the first thing the browser does is to do a DNS query to find where the website is. Traditionally speaking, DNS queries are sent over the internet in cleartext, which could very well lead …
Whether you’re a website owner or a website visitor, everyone wants a fast loading website which can carry out sensitive exchanges of information securely. In 2014, Google announced that it was beginning to use HTTPS as a ranking signal, signalling an increased emphasis on secure connections …
In October, Google Chrome will release version 62, which will warn website visitors with a “Not Secure” message when they type in data — such as site searches and newsletter signups — on pages without HTTPS. Chrome will issue the “Not Secure” warning to all HTTP …
On the web, you will see two different types of URLs or links – one which starts with HTTP and the other which starts with HTTPS. The HTTPS links use SSL certificates to make the connection secure or private. At times, users have reported that …
Enlarge / Damn computer hackers, always trying to steal all my stuff. This article was originally published on Scott Helme’s blog and is reprinted here with his permission. We have a little problem on the web right now and I can only see it becoming a …
There are numerous tutorials out there showing you how to migrate, but I’ve made this as it’s become a lot easier. Install SSL Certificate There are many alternatives here. This will depending entirely on your hosting setup. I use Media Temple VPS for all my sites, …
In this tutorial, we will show you how to redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS in Nginx and Apache. You should always use HTTPS instead of HTTP to protect your website, even if it doesn’t handle sensitive communications. The main reasons to use HTTPS are: …
