It will either show:ġ) Secure: a green lock & green <– You are set – ignore this post ?Ģ) Not Secure: an info circle icon I think my hosting account came with SSL/HTTPS
To check a site’s security, to the left of the web address, look at the security status. An SSL ensures that all data passed between the web server and the browser remains private. HTTPS/SSL is about encrypting data that is submitted on your site. Note: I’ve talked a lot about site security in the past, but this is not the same thing as securing your site from hacking. Sites with “not secure” warnings will likely cause visitors to leave your site or certainly discourage them from submitting info/filling out forms on your site. Google has been moving toward what they call a “secure web”, and their decision to label all non-HTTPS sites as “not secure” means that it’s time for everyone to make the move to HTTPS. In 2018, Google Chrome (the most popular browser in the world), started marking ALL websites as insecure if they are not running under HTTPS with an SSL. There was a time that only the sites that transmitted sensitive data like credit card information needed to be protected by an SSL … “was” being the key word in that sentence. Sites without an SSL will be labeled as “Not Secure” (more info on that below) and secure sites will display a gray padlock as you here: After their successful push to get all sites to adopt SSL, their thinking is that secure sites should be the norm, not the exception. Hope you would use this wonderful add-on.Update to this article: Google Chrome phased out the green coloring on the padlock & https in the address bar. Thus, you don’t have to manually change the host file, by using SwitchHosts.
On selecting ‘Edited host’ or the name you have provided, the host gets switched to the IP you have provided.
Click OK on the next message box which tells you that your Host file has been backed up in a folder.
#SWITCHHOSTS CHROME INSTALL#
A message box will appear, which asks you to completely install SwitchHosts, click OK.Now, go to the SwitchHosts Menu which can be found in the ‘Tools’ Menu and click on ‘Before you start(click)’ option.Search for ‘SwitchHosts’ and install it to Firefox, and restart it.Go to the ‘Tools’ menu of your Firefox browser, and click on the add-ons option, and select ‘Get add-ons’.
#SWITCHHOSTS CHROME WINDOWS#
Why should you install SwitchHosts to Firefox?īy installing SwitchHost, you don’t need to edit the host file manually, which is present in /etc/hosts (in ubuntu system) and for Windows C:WindowsSystem32driversetchostsĮxample : By using Switchhost, you don’t need to add an extra line – 216.239.32.21 to the hosts file to switch the host from 127.0.0.1 (localhost). All you need to do is install SwitchHosts add-on on Firefox, and it allows you to manage and switch between multiple host files easily. With the help of SwitchHost, you don’t need to search where the host file is located on your system. SwitchHost is one such useful add-on on Firefox which is used for editing your system host file. Firefox is one of the best browsers today because of its additional features such as add-ons and extensions.