Log In: Dear Mods ...

At the beginning of June of this year
I posted what seemed like a simple
question regarding SSL login security.
That post was deleted without an answer.
There were many views. Are any other
members interested in this?

Am I missing something as to why it
shows when logging in, and when
logged in, that the connection is not secure?
Thank you.

TL;DR - Chrome and Firefox prefer SSL now a days over non SSL

Chrome being apart of Google and Google always trying to "push the envelop" is now (and has been for some time) notifying users when a site does not use SSL. As most sites collect at least some information now a days, be it username or email / password or etc... anything not secure can be perceived as transmitting even the most basic information insecurely and in turn, exposing your data to man in the middle attacks or something else.

So while it's the sites admin responsibility to use SSL - Google is just notifying the user that it is not secure (and shaming the admin for not using it).

Firefox, Safari and not sure about IE are just following Google.

All of that said -
SSL certificates can be had pretty cheaply now a days or even use letsencrypt.org to do it (though, it's a bit of a PITA) so... why not? It helps page rank in Google search; it's good for the site; good for the user...

Take the usual precautions as with any site now a days; use a strong password (8 characters +, alpha numeric with a symbol) and do NOT use the same password that you use on banking sites.