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Date Published
Author
Roxie Elliott
Word count
896
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

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.