Re: security questions

[Larry Brower <larry-lists () maxqe com>]

adrian kok wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have questions about security
>
> I am using mozila to access gmail as https://mail.google.com/mail
>
> Why mozilla prompts me the alert box?
>
> "You have requested an encrypted page that contains some unencrypted information. Information that you see or enter on this 
> page could easily be read by a third party."
>
> 1/ Can network software help to check? if yes. which software and how?
>
> 2/ How mozilla knows I have data not encrypted? 
>
> 3/ ls https secured? If not. why it is PCI?
>
> Thank you
>
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This message is saying that Google is including things using http:// 
in the site. This is common with Images. The login is still secure, 
just they just are not using SSL for some things.



 [ ~ ]  >> lynx --dump mail.google.com/mail|grep http\:\/\/
   http://gmail.com/app. [1]Learn more
   1. http://www.google.com/mobile/landing/mail.html#utm_source=gmailhpp
   2. 
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=46346&fpUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Faccounts%2FForgotPasswd%3FfpOnly%3D1%26continue%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmail.google.com%252Fmail%252F%253Fui%253Dhtml%2526zy%253Dl%26service%3Dmail%26ltmpl%3Ddefault&fuUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Faccounts%2FForgotPasswd%3FfuOnly%3D1%26continue%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmail.google.com%252Fmail%252F%253Fui%253Dhtml%2526zy%253Dl%26service%3Dmail%26ltmpl%3Ddefault&hl=en
   3. http://mail.google.com/mail/signup
   4. http://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/about.html
   5. http://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/about_whatsnew.html
   6. 
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/gmail.html#utm_medium=et&utm_source=gmail-signin-en&utm_campaign=crossnav
   7. 
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/?utm_source=en-gmftr&utm_medium=et&utm_content=gmftr
   8. http://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/terms.html
   9. http://mail.google.com/support/