Google Chrome will remove the Secure (Secure) label on the HTTPS website from September

Next September, Google Chrome will officially stop bookmarking HTTPS as "Security" in the address bar on the Chrome 69 web browser version.

Accordingly, sites that use HTTPS will no longer have the words "Secure" in blue often appear on Chrome's version 69 address bar, but only the lock icon. In October, websites that do not have HTTPS certificates accessed from Chrome 70 will have a red "Not secure" label when entering text.

Emily Schechter, Product Manager of Chrome Security, said that most of Chrome's traffic is now via HTTPS, so the company can freely make the switch. Since most traffic is HTTPS, there is no need to attract the user's attention to the Secure / Security indicator anymore.

A little bit about HTTPS. This is a more secure version of HTTP, acting as a secure communication protocol for both users and websites, making it difficult for hackers to monitor your data exchange process. The vast majority of websites today are using this technology, with two types of certificates: SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security).

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Chrome will focus on situations when users access unsecured HTTP pages. That's why, Google will mark all HTTP pages as Not Secure / Non-secure, starting from Chrome 68, released in July. Furthermore, Google has planned to improve the indicator. Not Secure / Not secure on Chrome 70 by adding animated effects, converting Note Secure / Unsecured to red when users enter data in a form on the HTTP page.

Google has made changes to Chrome over the years to force sites to switch to a safer HTTPS protocol, including giving people a warning that the site they visit may be dangerous. dangerous. Upcoming updates are part of Google's "HTTPS 100%" plan that targets all sites loaded on Chrome through HTTPS.

Schechter said: "We hope these changes continue to make safe websites easier to use. HTTPS is getting cheaper and easier to get than before, it also possesses strong capabilities, because so don't hesitate to switch to HTTPS ".

Removing the 'Security' label will more or less affect the user's online habits. However, this change will help users to have a more intuitive look, while understanding the risks of accessing websites marked "Unsecured".

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