http:// on Chrome & Firefox
If your website is a Straightsell template version 11B or earlier you may have noticed the following warnings in the Chrome and Firefox browser:
Google Chrome:
Mozilla Firefox:
This is due to recent changes Google and Mozilla have made to their internet browser security messaging, more information can be found in the links below. In summary, when a credit card or password field exists in the page, Chrome and Firefox code checks whether the page is served via a secure connection (via https://). If the page is not served by a secure connection, then Chrome and Firefox advise the user that the page is 'Not Secure', or a grey lock icon with a red line through it (
).
Google Chrome: https://security.googleblog.com/2016/09/moving-towards-more-secure-web.html
Mozilla Firefox: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2017/01/20/communicating-the-dangers-of-non-secure-http/
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- All website template versions serve the credit card entry page via a secure connection on https://, so importantly this messaging does not apply.
- Today, it is not possible to provide site-wide https:// (or to serve all website pages on a secure connection via https://).
- We can make specific pages of your website be served via a secure connection on https://. There is a once off charge for this work, please let us know if this is something you would like quoted. The change we would make to your website is outlined below.
Modifying your Straightsell Templates
These screen shots have been taken from our most recent Straightsell Template (11C), where the website pages that contain Username or Password fields are all served via a secure connection via https://.
In addition to securing the pages specified below, performing this work means that when browsing non-https:// pages of your website pages will NOT:
- appear as 'Not secure' in the address bar of Chrome, and
- appear with a grey lock icon with a red line through it () in Firefox.
Below you can see how our latest templates differs from what can be seen in the screenshots above:
Google Chrome:
Mozilla Firefox:
We aim to become fully https:// compliant within the next 12 months.
If you would like more information on this process please get in touch with us at support@straightsell.com.au and we will get back to you as soon as we can.