{"id":16544,"date":"2018-02-19T11:03:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T11:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/us\/?p=16544"},"modified":"2018-02-19T13:00:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T13:00:27","slug":"what-is-https","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/us\/what-is-https\/","title":{"rendered":"What is https?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='security'  class='avia-section av-av_section-099cde05684feb5c68e9b3cc23c12dea main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-16544'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2bd894dbf2e4bf2c4acf98ce4fbf94aa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>A story about secure browsing<\/h2>\n<p>The sun is shining through the window of your favourite local coffee shop. You\u2019re sat with your flat white and laptop, about to settle down to some serious web browsing.<\/p>\n<p>When, all of a sudden, a rather unsavoury character pulls up a chair and starts to snoop. And, as if this personal space invasion wasn\u2019t enough, the self-same privacy-pirate goes and orders lunch for themselves. With your credit card. Miffed much?<\/p>\n<p>Alas, <strong>if only it was this easy<\/strong> to spot an internet bad guy at work. Well it\u2019s not. But wouldn\u2019t it be handy to get a warning when there\u2019s a chance that this could happen?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Chrome are <a href=\"https:\/\/security.googleblog.com\/2018\/02\/a-secure-web-is-here-to-stay.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working on just that<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-df393acf8b0409b041141492b6b5ded1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-df393acf8b0409b041141492b6b5ded1 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class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-16544'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-7e25f1ca2108f8e100cd60e7edb3af24\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-7e25f1ca2108f8e100cd60e7edb3af24 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-7e25f1ca2108f8e100cd60e7edb3af24 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https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bridge-connection-80x49.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bridge-connection-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bridge-connection-450x273.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-f355e1488476fab364df7d4bc81fcb59\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-f355e1488476fab364df7d4bc81fcb59 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-f355e1488476fab364df7d4bc81fcb59 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><span style=\"color: #fff;\">What&#8217;s the problem?<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>You are probably aware that when you visit a website, you open up a connection between your device and that website.<\/p>\n<p>But did you know that attackers can access non-secure connections to view, modify or tamper with the data going back and forth between you?<\/p>\n<p>Think of it a little like a bridge. And there is a troll on the bridge. But you can&#8217;t see or pay this troll. They just steal your money, demand payment later, or leave a big mess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-31779286dc2676a8567fef3678c764df main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-16544'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-11  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2bd894dbf2e4bf2c4acf98ce4fbf94aa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The kind of tampering we&#8217;re talking about could include stealing information, injecting adverts, inserting malware or tricking the user into doing something they didn\u2019t realise they doing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is bad.<\/strong><br \/>\nBad for the website being visited, bad user experience and bad for the business.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">One way to protect your audience from the bad guys?\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">HTTPS!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What is HTTPS?<\/h2>\n<p>No, HTTPS isn\u2019t some kind of infectious disease or the latest vowel-less internet slang. It\u2019s an acronym.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2019S\u2019 at the end stands for \u2019secure. It\u2019s a way to allow your browser or app to securely connect with a website. <strong>When users visit your website, it is one of the things you can do to help keep their browsing experience safe and secure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-580af0e61fdd2c90af2bc9f22e4644fc\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-580af0e61fdd2c90af2bc9f22e4644fc 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.av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-f355e1488476fab364df7d4bc81fcb59 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-f355e1488476fab364df7d4bc81fcb59 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Will your site trigger the warning?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In January last year, Google began introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/us\/ssl-certificate-i-need-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a warning about non-secure pages<\/a> that contain password or credit card fields. This was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/us\/google-security-warning-effect-next-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later extended<\/a> to pages with any input field at all.<\/p>\n<p>But now <a href=\"https:\/\/security.googleblog.com\/2018\/02\/a-secure-web-is-here-to-stay.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google have really upped the ante<\/a>. Announcing that, from July this year, with the release of Chrome 68, <strong>Chrome will mark ALL http sites as \u201cNot Secure\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right. If you haven&#8217;t upgraded to https, Chrome will display little graphic in the browser bar warning people that your site is &#8216;Not Secure&#8217;. Potentially frightening people away from using your site altogether.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-av_section-31779286dc2676a8567fef3678c764df main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-16544'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-21  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2bd894dbf2e4bf2c4acf98ce4fbf94aa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>How do I make our website HTTPS?<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s easy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/us\/find-a-studio\/\"><strong>speak to us<\/strong><\/a> about making your site HTTPS with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/us\/ssl-certificate-i-need-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSL certificate<\/a>. For websites that we host, prices start from just \u00a329 +VAT which includes purchasing and installing the SSL certificate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up to 78% of Chrome traffic is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.google\/topics\/safety-security\/say-yes-https-chrome-secures-web-one-site-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already using https<\/a><\/strong>. 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