• Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning old domain name stealing credentials

  • Special Server Maintenance

    Just when you think you have everything running some what better...

    You get a message from the Hosting company. Short story they need to move us to a new server. I have been working with them to plan a good date for all concerned. Here is what we have come up with as a schedule.

    1. November 4th 17:00 -5UTC shut off the forums and start backup proceedures. During this time there will be no access to the forums or the Resource Section.
    2. November 5th Continue with Backups and download same until complete.
    3. November 6th 7:00 turn over server to hosting company to move system to new server
    4. November 7th - 8th restore backups and upgrade forum software.

    If all goes well we should be back online on November 8th.

    To keep you updated we will post updates on AVSIM forums.

    Thank you for your support.

Security

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speedy70

Charter Member
Can one of the moderators tell me why the site has the black padlock sign crossed out in red and the site says connection not secure?

To me this is very concerning.

Cheers Chris
 
It seems to be a case of 'what browser are you using' and nothing sinister AFAIK.
I use Firefox and it certainly tells me when it thinks so, however, it seems to be endemic where sites are using the same software as SOH.
:dizzy:
 
Nono, it's actually very simple: Firefox considers website that use http as not secure. It prefers https, with the s for secure.

Priller
 
HTTPS vs. HTTP

HTTPS stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure.

The problem with the regular HTTP protocol is that the information that flows from server to browser is not encrypted, which means it can be easily stolen.


HTTPS protocols remedy this by using an SSL (secure sockets layer) certificate, which helps create a secure encrypted connection between the server and the browser, thereby protecting potentially sensitive information from being stolen as it is transferred between the server and the browser. For that reason, the vast majority of sites now use HTTPS.
 
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