Not Secure?

[Oldhead]

Is there a reason this site is not a secure site? It's literally the only one I visit that says that.

 

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[jeff of pa]

every so many weeks Someone Asks.

It's because the Address is www Not Http

Only a Technical thing since You don't Put a Credit Card Number, or ss# and address in TreasureNet.

even charter memberships go through a separate paypal source

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Not an issue, we are not transmitting credit card or financial data.

 

[Oddjob]

Man, what line of work you in, thinking any other site is actually secure.

Tnet just does not front, besides there are 100,000 folks here who swing a pick and shovel, Id say that makes this place pretty darn secure. If we all gathered in one place with our shovels and picks, just stood there, that area would look so secure it would make many passing by feel insecure and call the cops.

 

[Kray Gelder]

Man, what line of work you in, thinking any other site is actually secure.

Tnet just does not front, besides there are 100,000 folks here who swing a pick and shovel, Id say that makes this place pretty darn secure. If we all gathered in one place with our shovels and picks, just stood there, that area would look so secure it would make many passing by feel insecure and call the cops.

LOL. Yeah, we could fill the mall in Washington. Make treasure hunting great again.

 

[Oddjob]

LOL. Yeah, we could fill the mall in Washington. Make treasure hunting great again.

Treasure Hunters Flash Mob; but then we would likely get screwed and the Feds would require all machines registered, tax stamps for each coil, open carry permits for pinpointers. Somewhere along the line I am sure the EPA would pipe up.

Before we know it Tnet is the NRA lobbying for our rights. Netflix would do a show on Night Hunters, then out of left field California would elect a new governor, this time from North Korea. Then they would come up with some oddball High Cap Battery ban, nothing lasting longer than 10 minutes.

 

[Kray Gelder]

Treasure Hunters Flash Mob; but then we would likely get screwed and the Feds would require all machines registered, tax stamps for each coil, open carry permits for pinpointers. Somewhere along the line I am sure the EPA would pipe up.

Before we know it Tnet is the NRA lobbying for our rights. Netflix would do a show on Night Hunters, then out of left field California would elect a new governor, this time from North Korea. Then they would come up with some oddball High Cap Battery ban, nothing lasting longer than 10 minutes.

You're right. Better not to draw attention to ourselves. Picks and shovels though, throw in a few pitch forks...

 

[Oddjob]

throw in a few pitch forks...

Yeah, its for crevices.

 

[Clay Diggins]

It has nothing to do with www or http.

You are not being warned that the website is not secure - the warning is that your connection is not secure.

There are two protocols for web addresses. One is HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) the other is HTTPS (Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol).

The only difference between the two is the HTTPS connection is encrypted and HTTP connection is not encrypted. The "Secure" version doesn't protect the web user or the web server where the web pages are found. HTTPS only protects the data while it is being transferred between the web server and the user.

Most web browsers don't show whether the web address starts with HTTP or HTTPS - they display the shorthand www instead. That keeps website addresses easier to remember.

For example this page probably appears in your browser as:
"www.treasurenet.com/forums/general-discussion/592948-not-secure.html"

but in fact the full page address is:
"http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/general-discussion/592948-not-secure.html".

That little "http://" is required to make the address work but your browser hides it for convenience.

You can leave out both the http:// and the www and the web page will work as well:
"treasurenet.com/forums/general-discussion/592948-not-secure.html"

So the upshot of all this is that a "secure" web page only protects you from outsiders listening to what goes between you and the web page but does nothing to make the web page or you safer. It benefits the overall internet to have secure HTTPS connections but there is no specific benefit to you or the website.

Your browser for reasons best left to the industry to try to explain is NOT warning you that the website is not secure but only that your connection to the website is not secured. If you aren't banking you really don't have anything to worry about with a non secure connection. With a non secure connection your biggest worry would be your internet provider snooping on your web surfing - which they have been doing for years. Unless you are into something illegal even that is not much of a security concern.

There are other ways to have a secure connection without the website using HTTPS that are even more secure that HTTPS. Using a secure private proxy or Tor browser will get you a much better degree of protection than just having a secure connection.

Bottom line is the Treasurenet website has no need of the secure version. There is nothing on Treasurenet that could make you more secure by using the HTTPS protocol. Just go enjoy the forums and stop worrying about secure or unsecured connections when you are just surfing Treasurenet.