SSL CERTIFICATE Does Anyone Know How to Read Computer Programming Code?

[babja]

I do not understand most computer programming codes.  Well, I should say ANY computer programming codes.  Would anyone be able to tell me what this means? 

I'm home alone while boys are fishing and have to much time on my hands.

Isn't an SSL Certificate important?

[gracieallen01]

Have you installed any new apps recently?

[jajim-24]

SSL certificates insure that data remains encrypted

[babja]

@gracieallen01   No I haven't installed any new Apps on my PC.  I'm getting older and therefore less trusting of apps unless reccommended to me by family.

[jajim-24]

Basically SSL isn't something you need to worry about

[babja]

@jajim-24

What concerns me is that Google states that they will deem it unsafe. Doesn't that mean that visibility will go down on Google Search?

[gracieallen01]

Since the 'boys' know your machine and its programs, if you have another browser other than Chrome, you might consider using it until they return.

Unless you start using programs or going to websites you don't normally use, you shouldn't have any problem.

The SSL is on the website side and for the webmaster there to attend to.  Your browser is just reading what they have and someplace isn't up to snuff with the new Chrome browser.

[babja]

@gracieallen01

My original post is actually Google Chromes inspection of an EBay Item Page.

I'm not to worried about this being an attack of any sort. However, you have reminded me to run my much needed Malware scan.

[jajim-24]

I'd explain it but in all honesty, I don't think you'd understand.

[babja]

@jajim-24

I probably wouldn't understand being out of the technological loop for a decade.  

I am probably being ignorantly stupid to be concerned about Google Chrome flagging my listing as an unsecured site and that they are already stating that it will be considered distrusted and that it will be prevented from loading in the Fall with the Google M70 release.

I'm so stupid I went to the beach to surf the internet.

[markdown-media · Accepted solution]

I am a web programmer by profession.

What you're seeing, there is not necessarily a problem for you, nor is there anything you can do about it. It is an eBay issue that they will need to resolve.

Basically, when you visit a website over a secure connection (the address will start with https:// instead of http://), the website you're visiting must have a SSL certificate installed on their server. The certificates are issued by a 3rd party company, and they verify that the server is really owned by that site, and that makes your connection even more secure.

Google (who owns Chrome) recently decided they didn't trust one of the 3rd party companies that issued most of the SSL certificates many websites use (apparently, including eBay). They thought the company did a poor job of verification. Google has now set multiple deadlines on when they will begin officially distrusting the certificates issued by this company and start to block or warn about the content. It is up to the website owners (like eBay) to update their certificates before Google's deadline, or users will begin to see "unsecure" warnings or have content blocked.

Hopefully eBay will get their act together and update this soon, as it could affect sales for all of us if people think eBay's site is insecure.

[markdown-media]

On a side note, this whole issue is another example of Google thinking they "own" the internet. Normally I'm not in favor of government interference in private businesses, but Google is getting a little out of control lately and I would love to see it reigned in.

[babja]

@markdown-media

Very Succinct Explanation.  Thank You for taking the time to write that lengthy Post.  

After reading your post, I agree with you about Google getting to big for their britches.  I know of the game site PoGo and Google pretty much shut half of their games down by not supporting something having to do with Java.

Thanks Again

Beth

[maryinlikely]

I have tried foxfire and explorer and they do the same thing. Right now I have been trying to get to page to pay for an item, but no luck. I have not been able to list new items nor do much shopping because of this computer glitch. Since Facebook, Twitter and Gmail all work, I believe this is strictly an Ebay issue.