Enabling HTTPS ?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Coasting

I could see this being useful. Especially on a site where we constantly exchange addresses and phone numbers and potentially other info in PM

Back in february I got a wicked virus and other issues when I accessed the BCAquaria forum.
I ended up with a crypto virus on my computer. All my login info for various emails and my bank accounts were stolen. I had $1990 removed from my bank through an EMT because of the shit put on my laptop they somehow got my login and password for stuff I dont have my computer remember. My email accounts somehow got hacked and were being caught sending out spam. I actually had gotten a virus or something else from visiting that forum a few years back as well. I will NEVER go back on that site.

Then in the summer I got this email from the company the forum is apart of or whatever.

Wow! I've never heard of anything like this! If using https is "a thing", then why are none of the biggest forums using it?

[SoloSK71]

They have not had an incident yet?

Google, Firefox and Microsoft have not put enough emphasis on it?

It requires a bit more effort (getting an SSL certificate) that a regular implementation.

Charles

[Myka]

Originally Posted by SoloSK71

They have not had an incident yet?

No idea. I checked a bunch of forums, and didn't find even one of them using https. I haven't heard of anything like this until this thread.

[SoloSK71]

Another post - https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.troy...tin-forum/amp/

The vBulletin forums run on HTTPS as well.

Charles

[Reef Pilot]

More and more are using https, and for very good reason. I just checked some other forums that I sometimes frequent. Some use it, and some don't.

Can never totally prevent hacking, but in this day and age, with all the bots running, should at least keep the front doors closed.