Administrators Eric Posted December 17, 2021 Administrators Share Posted December 17, 2021 Hi folks. I got an SSL certificate for the site this week and just set it up. The pages should now be responding as secure pages, ie: https://theboresite.com . I don't use the 'www'. If you type in 'https://www.theboresite.com', it should automatically redirect to 'https://theboresite.com'. You will still get security alerts on many pages. When people link to images from other sites, those calls may or may not be using secure urls. If they aren't, they will throw a security warning. It doesn't mean there is a security issue. FWIW, it is simple for people to download those images to their own computers and then opload them here when they post them, but I won't force people to start doing so, at this time. I'd appreciate it though if people started getting familiar with the process though. If anyone is having trouble getting to the site, or experiencing problems once here, please let me know. Please include any warnings or error messages when you contact me. Thanks. Eric 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 17, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted December 17, 2021 OK, there is a minor issue with the certificate installation. It might generate an SSL error, but it shouldn't interfere with the site's operation and it does not compromise site security. I am working on fixing it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Interesting. My bookmark redirected automatically, I guess or you got it moved without notice, at least for me. Didn't even pay attention, but the site now shows up with https in front of it now. As usual, fine work on your end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 17, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted December 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, Eric said: OK, there is a minor issue with the certificate installation. It might generate an SSL error, but it shouldn't interfere with the site's operation and it does not compromise site security. I am working on fixing it. I spoke too soon, I think. The SSL certificate is installed correctly. There is a type of intermediate certificate called a CA certificate (Certificate Authority). Having a CA cert isn't always necessary for an SSL cert to work and it may be unnecessary with the cert I bought. The company did not send me the damned welcome email when my cert was issued though, so I'm not sure. The cert works properly for me in Firefox, Safari and Chrome, so I am inclined to believe things are good to go. I am waiting to hear back from the SSL comany though, to be sure. Stay tuned for more details. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Way above my techno-klutz head but glad you are improving the site. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 17, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted December 17, 2021 OK, I've installed the CA certificate as well, so there shouldn't be any issues. Please let me know if you have any problems using the site and/or if you get an error messages. Thanks again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 FF switched it automatically. Brave had to be done manually. Oh well you can't get everything easy these days. LOL Had to manually change it in Vivaldi. It and Brave are Chrome based sites, so since one needed it, I figured the other would as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Opened seamlessly for me in Brave. Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 No problems here, tried three different browsers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Eric, it's a good thing. Nicely done. Had you not said a word about it wouldn't have noticed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 I didn't notice the change with Duck Duck Go 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampfox762 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 When I opened TBS this morning, the whole screen was nothing but lines of letters and symbols. I just Clicked the TBS Tab and it came right up to the home page, no problem. I run Brave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 No problems here running Brave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 I'm not sure why I need SSL security. I don't discuss sensitive/classified information on this site, no matter how secure it is. I also don't share private information here. Why do we need SSL security? Meh, whatever. Um, yay? I suppose..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and its successor, TLS (Transport Layer Security) are less about encrypting packets between two nodes than they are about ensuring that the node you connect with is what it says it is because it has a unique certificate that says, Yes, this is really me and not a Russian hacker. That said, the sale and administration of certificates is big business and scaring end users sells a lot of them unnecessarily. The same with VPNs (Virtual Private Networks.) Companies instill a level of fear into the public and then sell them the remedy. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Stop geeking tous. You are probably right in the whole thing, and are in the parts I am aware of, but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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