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[Rath Darkblade]

Sure. In fact, HTTPS stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure). But everyone knows that, so I won't humblebrag about knowing it.

As for why SHP isn't secure ... I don't know either. From what I know, SHP always used the http protocol.

Collector, can you please shine some light on this mystery?

[Tawmis]

SHP secure? Maybe there's an expired security certificate, but to know for sure you'd have to ask Collector.

Essentially, this.

Since we both use the same provider (Arvixe) - I know fully well, that they charge money to renew secure certificates.

Things like this (not sure if it's up to date - mine, to the left of the address has a triangle with a "!" and says not secure next to the URL).
https://www.technipages.com/chrome-enab ... 20warnings.

But I never get the messages you get Rath, unless I am at work.

Which is because work machines has sixteen different types of web protection and firewalls that murder functionality on the machine.

[goatmeal]

None of the steps above helped so far, but I think I may have found a workaround. (Yay!) *waves a little flag*

In Chrome, when I type in http://www.sierrahelp.com, Chrome automatically assumes (I think?!) that I mean https, and so adds the "s" - which results in an almost immediate failure.

In MS Edge, if I'm careful about it (and type http, not https), the forum loads just fine.

This was the same issue I had (along with NotBobSmith at the time, I think) with SierraHelp while using Firefox, IE and Chrome a year or two ago.

I had to remove the "s" from the "https:" in the links / bookmarks / favorites for the site to work (and still must).

I can't find that particular thread here... perhaps it's been moved or hidden as a "problem fixed" ?

[Rath Darkblade]

Tawm ... yep, I can see the little triangle with a "!" that says "Not secure". The only way I can use this website is through Microsoft Edge now, which is weird. I haven't trusted or used the Microsoft browsers since the days of Microsoft Exploder Explorer, which was notoriously insecure. Have things changed much since then, security-wise?

Also, your work machines have sixteen types of firewalls??? You'd have thought one (or two - i.e. one for the server) would be enough! Why sixteen, for gawd's sake?
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Goatmeal ... yes, I tried doing the same (i.e. removing the "s" from the "https:"). But no matter what I do, Chrome puts the "s" back.

It's a pain in the "s". (Sorry)

[Tawmis]

Tawm ... yep, I can see the little triangle with a "!" that says "Not secure". The only way I can use this website is through Microsoft Edge now, which is weird. I haven't trusted or used the Microsoft browsers since the days of Microsoft Exploder Explorer, which was notoriously insecure. Have things changed much since then, security-wise?

Also, your work machines have sixteen types of firewalls??? You'd have thought one (or two - i.e. one for the server) would be enough! Why sixteen, for gawd's sake?
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Goatmeal ... yes, I tried doing the same (i.e. removing the "s" from the "https:"). But no matter what I do, Chrome puts the "s" back.

It's a pain in the "s". (Sorry)

Did ye try my think about disabling, if ye wanted, https in chrome.

[Rath Darkblade]

Er ... sorry, what do you mean? I had no idea I could disable "https" in Chrome. How can I do that?

[goatmeal]

Er ... sorry, what do you mean? I had no idea I could disable "https" in Chrome. How can I do that?

Doesn't look like it's as easy as it used to be. I tried the first 3 or 4 suggestions from the Google searches of:

• "how to turn off https in chrome"
• "how to stop redirect from http:// to https:// chrome"

...and none of them seem to work for Chrome; at least, not for the sierrahelp.com domain website, anyway.

You might be stuck having to use another browser.

[Tawmis]

Try:

chrome://flags/

Look for:
Allow invalid certificates for resources loaded from localhost.
Allows requests to localhost over HTTPS even when an invalid certificate is presented. – Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, Fuchsia, Lacros

#allow-insecure-localhost

Set to Disabled.

Was just looking at mine, wondering if that's what I disabled. Because I never see the issue you guys see from my home PC.

[DeadPoolX]

Try:

chrome://flags/

Look for:
Allow invalid certificates for resources loaded from localhost.
Allows requests to localhost over HTTPS even when an invalid certificate is presented. – Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, Fuchsia, Lacros

#allow-insecure-localhost

Set to Disabled.

Was just looking at mine, wondering if that's what I disabled. Because I never see the issue you guys see from my home PC.

Mine's set to disabled, and like you, I don't have the same issues that Rath, goatmeal, or NBS seem to be encountering.

[Rath Darkblade]

Hmm ... well, I looked at that. The flag was already Disabled, so I tried to enable it and load sierrahelp.com. No go. I disabled it and tried again ... still no go (but I knew that).

The problem seems to be that my bookmark of SHP simply says www.sierrahelp.com, so whether it's "http" or "https" is left up to Chrome. I edited the bookmark to specify "http", but Chrome ... doesn't save it? What.

Then, when I type www.sierrahelp.com, Chrome adds "https" in front, which leads to the issue. I take the "s" off, but Chrome puts it back on. (Oddly, this doesn't happen in MS Edge).

Anything else I can try?

[goatmeal]

Then, when I type www.sierrahelp.com, Chrome adds "https" in front, which leads to the issue. I take the "s" off, but Chrome puts it back on. (Oddly, this doesn't happen in MS Edge).

Anything else I can try?

You can also delete the "s" in FireFox, if you're not averse to using that particular browser.

I use FireFox at home to view the SierraHelp forums and MS Edge while at work (we cannot load other browsers [like FireFox] onto company-owned machines)...

[Tawmis]

Well I never bookmark it, I always type it or have it in my history (with the frequency in which I am here and so few other websites - unless I am googling things for D&D)

[Rath Darkblade]

Er ... huh. *shrug* Well, I just tried it with Chrome, and voila! It loads just fine. Looks like it's crisis over ... OR IS IT? </booming voice>

Oh well. We'll see how long this lasts - maybe the error will be back tomorrow? - but for now, it looks like it's all good. Thank you

[Tawmis]

I think Rath's post got deleted again. I checked a few hours ago and he had posted a reply that said "Yes" and now it is gone. It's really odd that this seems to only affect him. You may want to check the logs again to see if you can find out what is going on.

Literally nothing there.

Even tried resynching the forums.

So I am not sure why its disappeared. But glad to see someone else saw it... just no idea why.
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2333706
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2174179
I dug around - but the resync is what I tried.

[notbobsmith]

His last login was 12/27/22 at 5:05pm (I assume Eastern time since that is where I am). Can you tell what he did at that time? This would have been the time when he made the post. Is there a record of it?