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Why Does a Website Say Not Secure?

Understand common reasons a browser warns about a website connection.

Quick Answer

The site may be using HTTP, have an invalid/expired certificate, use the wrong hostname, or load insecure content.

Step by Step

  1. Confirm the address begins with https://.
  2. Inspect the browser's certificate/connection warning.
  3. Check certificate expiration and hostname coverage.
  4. Check whether the page loads HTTP resources inside an HTTPS page.
  5. Review server/CDN SSL configuration.

If That Doesn't Work

  • Do not enter sensitive information into a site with an unexplained certificate warning.
  • Changing DNS can expose a certificate mismatch if the new server is not configured for the hostname.

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