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Why is the connection showing secure but I am getting a Security Warning anyway?

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My computer shows the green lock and site information starts with "HTTPS..." but I still am getting this is an insecure connection. I am on Fox Go. I can get onto the website with a different browser and the security box does not appear. Why is the security box in Firefox only?

My computer shows the green lock and site information starts with "HTTPS..." but I still am getting this is an insecure connection. I am on Fox Go. I can get onto the website with a different browser and the security box does not appear. Why is the security box in Firefox only?

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Please supply the full error message.

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Can you attach a screenshot?

Can you post a link to a publicly accessible page (i.e. no authentication or signing on required)?

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Attached is the screenshot. I was trying to sign into Fox Go using Directv.

Modified by debraf

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This would indicate that the login form is on a secure page, but the form is submitted to an open HTTP connection. Firefox warns you about this and this is a warning you can't suppress.

To confirm this you can right-click in the login form and open the Inspector and check the action attribute of the form (you may need to scroll up).

You can right-click and select "Inspect Element" to open the builtin Inspector with this element selected.

You can also check the Web Console to see if there is more detail.

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Why would anyone summit the form to open connection when it has their password? Furthermore, I have been watching Fox Go daily using Firefox and this is the first time the warning has popped up.