Why is this popping up

[bubby]

Why does this keep popping up , it only does it on this site

[loon]

The HTTPS certificate is invalid.

Go to http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/
Instead of  https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/   < this one gives the error.

Or the site admins could try to use letsencrypt.org, and fix the https.

[bjrogg]

Wondering if that's one of those fishing scams where they get your password. I don't have it on mine yet
Bjrogg

[loon]

Wondering if that's one of those fishing scams where they get your password. I don't have it on mine yet
Bjrogg

I'm pretty sure that it's just that no proper certificate for HTTPS has been set up for the site.
A PA sys or web admin could fix that...

if you go on the non-encrypted version (just http:// rather than https:// on the address bar) then there'll be no error. But your password would go through cleartext through your LAN and the internet when you log in...

[amateurhour]

It's not a phishing scam. PA doesn't currently have a valid https certificate, as Loon said.

[bjrogg]

It's not a phishing scam. PA doesn't currently have a valid https certificate, as Loon said.

Thanks that's good to know I'm not very good at this computer stuff but heard Rush talking about some other ones. Always gets me a little nervous. Especially when they trick people a lot smarter than me about this stuff
Bjrogg

[bubby]

Well i wish they would take care of it , makes it almost impossible to navigate the site when that pops up almost every time you change topics😔

[loon]

Well i wish they would take care of it , makes it almost impossible to navigate the site when that pops up almost every time you change topics😔

you sure you can't just go to http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/ ? Or does your browser end up redirecting you to the HTTPS one anyway?

Does PA need sysadmins or web admins?

[Dakota Kid]

I've gotten that message once or twice, but typically I can get the https version later the same day.

There is a way that java script can be exploited in conjunction with a dns redirect that can be used to steal a login and password. As long as you don't use your ID and password for PA on any banking sites you have little to worry about from using the non-secure page.