How do I know if a login site is secure? In Safari or Explorer there is a visual lock icon, but not so in Firefox. Is there an add-on that meets this need?
How do I know if a login site is secure? In Safari or Explorer there is a visual lock icon in the web browser window, but not so in Firefox. Is there an add-on that meets this need?
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The padlock only shows that there is a secure connection and doesn't guarantee that you are connected to the right server. So you might still be connected to the wrong server if you make a typo in the URL and someone has claimed that mistyped URL. The functionality of the padlock has been replaced by the Site Identity Button on the left end of the location (address) bar.
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Site+Identity+Button
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/identity/
This has actually existed since Firefox 3.0
If you still want a padlock icon also then there is this Extension.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/padlock-icon/
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The padlock only shows that there is a secure connection and doesn't guarantee that you are connected to the right server. So you might still be connected to the wrong server if you make a typo in the URL and someone has claimed that mistyped URL. The functionality of the padlock has been replaced by the Site Identity Button on the left end of the location (address) bar.
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Site+Identity+Button
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/identity/
This has actually existed since Firefox 3.0
If you still want a padlock icon also then there is this Extension.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/padlock-icon/
Modified by James
Super! That answers the question. Thanks.
Your welcome for helping you solve your question.