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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bubby on March 16, 2017, 01:30:39 am

Title: Why is this popping up
Post by: bubby on March 16, 2017, 01:30:39 am

Why does this keep popping up , it only does it on this site(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_20170315-221527_zpsqsp0mp2w.png) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_20170315-221527_zpsqsp0mp2w.png.html)

Title: Re: Why is this popping up
Post by: loon on March 16, 2017, 04:00:02 am

The HTTPS certificate is invalid.

Go to http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/
Instead of  https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/   < this one gives the error.

Or the site admins could try to use letsencrypt.org, and fix the https.

Title: Re: Why is this popping up
Post by: bjrogg on March 16, 2017, 06:32:39 am

Wondering if that's one of those fishing scams where they get your password. I don't have it on mine yet
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Why is this popping up
Post by: loon on March 16, 2017, 06:57:07 am

Quote from: bjrogg on March 16, 2017, 06:32:39 am

Wondering if that's one of those fishing scams where they get your password. I don't have it on mine yet
Bjrogg

I'm pretty sure that it's just that no proper certificate for HTTPS has been set up for the site.
A PA sys or web admin could fix that...

if you go on the non-encrypted version (just http:// rather than https:// on the address bar) then there'll be no error. But your password would go through cleartext through your LAN and the internet when you log in...

Title: Re: Why is this popping up
Post by: amateurhour on March 16, 2017, 07:41:16 am

It's not a phishing scam. PA doesn't currently have a valid https certificate, as Loon said.

Title: Re: Why is this popping up
Post by: bjrogg on March 16, 2017, 08:37:57 am

Quote from: amateurhour on March 16, 2017, 07:41:16 am

It's not a phishing scam. PA doesn't currently have a valid https certificate, as Loon said.

Thanks that's good to know I'm not very good at this computer stuff but heard Rush talking about some other ones. Always gets me a little nervous. Especially when they trick people a lot smarter than me about this stuff
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Why is this popping up
Post by: bubby on March 16, 2017, 08:43:43 am

Well i wish they would take care of it , makes it almost impossible to navigate the site when that pops up almost every time you change topics😔

Title: Re: Why is this popping up
Post by: loon on March 17, 2017, 02:31:32 am

Quote from: bubby on March 16, 2017, 08:43:43 am

Well i wish they would take care of it , makes it almost impossible to navigate the site when that pops up almost every time you change topics😔

you sure you can't just go to http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/ ? Or does your browser end up redirecting you to the HTTPS one anyway?

Does PA need sysadmins or web admins?

Title: Re: Why is this popping up
Post by: Dakota Kid on March 17, 2017, 12:02:12 pm

I've gotten that message once or twice, but typically I can get the https version later the same day.

There is a way that java script can be exploited in conjunction with a dns redirect that can be used to steal a login and password. As long as you don't use your ID and password for PA on any banking sites you have little to worry about from using the non-secure page.