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? asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 8 years ago

Bad HTTP Address Unsafe?

Recently any time i log into any site(ebay,paypal,ioffer etc) i've noticed in the address bar theres a red X where the lock symbol usually is, why is this happening all of a sudden & how can i stop it?

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  • 8 years ago
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    Usually it happens when the site's ssl certificate is expired but if such symbol shown on every website then it might be the error from browser that can be fixed from browser's setting.

    Sometimes it will also show such error if your system's date would not be set properly, yes it's true. If your system has date like 12/12/2050 or other, so it considered the ssl certificate as expired and showing untrusted connection with X symbol.

  • 8 years ago

    It's telling you that you're accessing the site with an unsecure connection. Change the http to https and it'll look better.

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