I just installed Firefox V8. I'm looking for the indicator that shows my session is secure, when I go to a known website to make an online payment. Where is that indicator?
There always used to be an indicator at the bottom of the screen(I believe) that looked like a small lock, to show that you were in a secure session. What happened to it, in Firefox V8?
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The Padlock is no longer part of Firefox; it was removed beginning in Firefox 4. The padlock shows that there is a secure connection but does not supply additional information. You could have made a typographical error and still have been connected to a secure connection. The padlock was replaced in Firefox 3 with the Site Identity Button. Familiarize yourself with the Site Identity Button at the left end of the Location Bar:
https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/identity/ https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Site+Identity+Button http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/05/06/635/
You can install this add-on if you wish:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/padlock-icon/Read this answer in context 👍 0
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The Padlock is no longer part of Firefox; it was removed beginning in Firefox 4. The padlock shows that there is a secure connection but does not supply additional information. You could have made a typographical error and still have been connected to a secure connection. The padlock was replaced in Firefox 3 with the Site Identity Button. Familiarize yourself with the Site Identity Button at the left end of the Location Bar:
https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/identity/ https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Site+Identity+Button http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/05/06/635/
You can install this add-on if you wish:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/padlock-icon/
the add on appears to work. thanks!