Is Peachparts.com not secure???? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

tyl604 · #1 01-27-2017, 08:52 PM

Norton is telling me that this website is not secure and I should not enter any personal information. There is a circled i at the beginning of the website address and no https.

So has something changed; is it not really secure?

Mxfrank · #2 01-27-2017, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tyl604

So has something changed; is it not really secure?

Most sites aren't https, so the connection isn't encrypted and therefore insecure. If you click on the circled i, it should tell you that. But if you are engaged in e-commerce, ie, putting in your credit card, the page should support https, and preferably mask your entries. In the case of PP, the connection becomes HTTPS as soon as you enter the checkout screen.

vstech · #3 01-28-2017, 07:42 AM

Verify your computer date os correct too... i get a lot of customers pcs fixed by setting the correct date...

dude99 · #4 01-28-2017, 12:02 PM

Norton and other antivirus software is crap. Your far better off using windows defender.

Rogviler · #5 01-28-2017, 01:01 PM

In this day and age, it is a bit silly to not have an entire site run under https, particularly when you can get a certificate for free:

https://letsencrypt.org/

I also would not trust Norton though.

-Rog

tyl604 · #6 01-28-2017, 05:24 PM

I am surptised to see that neither this forum nor the Land Rover forum is https. Not happy.

Mxfrank · #7 01-28-2017, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tyl604

I am surptised to see that neither this forum nor the Land Rover forum is https. Not happy.

Anything you post here is public anyway. Why would anyone go through the time and trouble of catching your pearls on the fly? The site is HTTPS in the only section that matters: where you enter your credit card and personal info.

If you're going to obsess about something, worry about scripts, web bugs, tracking cookies and flash, none of which are impacted by https. These gadgets "help" you by giving advertisers info about your browsing habits. Pelican is better than most BB's in that respect, they "only" seem to use a few google tools, but even this seemingly minor action allows the cookie farmers to track you. Since this info is for sale, it could "help" people with less beneficial tendencies. Although the data is nominally anonymized, it's not that hard to discover someone's identity from their cookie map.

The attached jpg illustrates just one day of my map, based on cookies and script associations. I've blanked out most of the sites, but you can find the Pelican BB represented by the Mercedes symbol in the circle at the bottom. Notice that it's connected to a large triangle, which happens to be Gstatic.com. This is a Google domain that's used to make websites load faster, probably related to serving adsense ads. Fast loading is an advantage, but notice how many sites end up networked via Gstatic. Simply because Pelican chooses to use google tools somewhere, my activity here is tied to a continuously growing map of my browsing habits. This can become known to third parties without my specific consent (somewhere, I granted blanket permission by accepting the "terms of service"). It's for sale from your favorite cookie farm. Note that I NEVER actually log on to Google and don't even use them for search. They know all this simply because the sites I visit may choose to participate or use some seemingly unrelated shareware that ties into the network. This map has only run for a couple of hours, and it's already hard to fit on one page.

Notice that some websites are off to the sides, standalone nodes. Either I've been successful at blocking whatever scripts they contain, or their owners are generous and smart enough not to get involved in cookie sharing. By contrast, among the very worst sites for tracking tools are online newspapers and magazines, so if you are concerned, buy a real paper.

tyl604 · #8 09-25-2023, 02:57 PM

OK - it just happened again. Warning not secure. The last time I got this warning on the forum was something like 2017.

Has something changed recently? No one seems to be wary but me. Makes me not want to fire up the forum.

Shern · #9 09-25-2023, 03:46 PM

The forum is not https. So no. But what exactly are you concerned about?
MxFrank provided a thorough run down above. As this is a public message board, https is a little like locking a door to a room with no walls.

tyl604 · #10 09-25-2023, 04:36 PM

Thx for the reply. Just checking. Have not seen that not secure message in ages.

vstech · #11 09-26-2023, 06:53 AM

The biggest insecurity here is if you have the same password on other important sites…

So make a password that is specific to this site, and you are fine here…

And don’t post personal info…

martureo · #12 09-26-2023, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tyl604

OK - it just happened again. Warning not secure. The last time I got this warning on the forum was something like 2017.

Has something changed recently? No one seems to be wary but me. Makes me not want to fire up the forum.

This site isn't maintained as it should be. That's the problem.

You are being warned because the security certificate for the site wasn't renewed. Its a sign, just like the lack of moderation, that this site isn't important to the owner.

vstech · #13 09-26-2023, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by martureo

This site isn't maintained as it should be. That's the problem.

You are being warned because the security certificate for the site wasn't renewed. Its a sign, just like the lack of moderation, that this site isn't important to the owner.

Awww… I try pretty hard to keep up with reported posts and spam.
This site has a very good member base, hardly ever needs moderation in the main forums…

resago2000 · #14 09-26-2023, 09:52 AM

as is the case everywhere, security is up to you to not click on crazy links.
same with email.

jsb357 · #15 09-26-2023, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Mxfrank

Anything you post here is public anyway. Why would anyone go through the time and trouble of catching your pearls on the fly? The site is HTTPS in the only section that matters: where you enter your credit card and personal info.

^^^^ THIS