FYI–MiM’s Question

OK, yesterday MakeItMan asked a question,

“How come I keep getting a message that says; “Internet Explorer blocked this website from displaying content with security certificate errors”?”

Since I had insomnia I did some digging to try and get to the bottom of it. As best I can understand it, and I am not an expert, the warning is for your protection. It’s telling you it blocked content that may be from a questionable source or of a questionable nature. It’s not necessarily that it is such content, only that it could be. Doing this, blocks anything with outdated security certificates, or none at all, or with source code issues so you’re safe. This is of particular concern when doing financial transactions from sites with this warning for obvious reasons. Thankfully, there’s no need to do transactions here. If you want to send me money, it’ll have to be by mail. 🙂

I’m kidding of course, but again, we’re not doing those type of transactions. With a public forum like this, anything like a link, photo, or video can trigger this warning if their certificate at the source is out of date. Hitting F12 can show you what it blocked, but not always why. Some of the links posted by myself and others seem to be the cause, as the source sites may or may not have issues. It’s not that it does, but it could. That’s why I’d noticed the warning on other sites I visit as well. Also, on some sites, it’s the ads that cause it in some cases. Ads aren’t a problem here, thankfully. I don’t much like them.

Here are some links to give you more info. The new IE version is the one that does this. Firefox and Chrome block it without the notification popping up. According to McAfee and WordPress, we’re safe and you shouldn’t have any concerns. Just be aware that links and whatnot that take you elsewhere could have issues, but again, this blocks the questionable content for your safety and for your protection. And a warning doesn’t always mean there is a problem, just that there could be. I promise you all I will do everything possible to keep you folks and myself safe and secure. Anyone with more expertise in this area can chime in with a comment as well. But I did notice that when using “http” you will notice the warning is gone, when you use “https” the more secure type, with the lock picture in the address bar, the warning appears and content is blocked. Check out the links for more info.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2005/04/20/410240.aspx

“What can we do today?

“I hope you will join me in calling on operators of insecure HTTPS sites to correct these mistakes.

In the short term, you may be able to work around these security holes:

If available, a “Login securely” link might lead to get to an HTTPS login form you can use instead of the form on a HTTP page. Or try visiting the https:// version of the site directly.
If prompted to download mixed content, always choose “No”.”

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Good morning. I no longer have insomnia, but I wake up in an irregular fashion. Yesterday, I woke up in a daze. Get up, an interesting idea I thought. 8 am, what an interesting time. Eventually, my bladder said, “Get moving, lummox” at 8:30. Today, I woke up, peered at the tiny bed stand light, 4:30 . . . I know I won’t be going back to sleep . . . perhaps I should visit the VIEWS and share my thoughts . . . everyone is entitled to my opinion . . .

So here I am. We picked up our daughter from the ferry dock. Wonderful to see her. She is such a wonderful offspring. She has started her first week of work as a statistics consultant at a leading children’s hospital.

My wife, “What do you want to do tomorrow?” [now today, Saturday.] Daughter, “Oh, I don’t know. What ever you want to do?” Wife: “Whatever you want to do?” In my family we have a tradition called the “Decision Stick” when everyone is politely differing and dithering. Today there is a “farm tour” on our island. So probably I will say, “Let’s go on the farm tour in our Jeep.”

Alternative Question of the Day AQOD: If you are employed, do you witness to people (testify to people) [I think that is the correct jargon] about your Christian faith while you are on the job, either with co-workers or with customers? Do you consider this appropriate behavior? Do you get in trouble (or do you know anyone who has) for such activity?

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modestypress | September 15, 2012 at 8:09 am

Good morning. I no longer have insomnia, but I wake up in an irregular fashion. Yesterday, I woke up in a daze. Get up, an interesting idea I thought. 8 am, what an interesting time. Eventually, my bladder said, “Get moving, lummox” at 8:30. Today, I woke up, peered at the tiny bed stand light, 4:30 . . . I know I won’t be going back to sleep . . . perhaps I should visit the VIEWS and share my thoughts . . . everyone is entitled to my opinion . . .

So here I am. We picked up our daughter from the ferry dock. Wonderful to see her. She is such a wonderful offspring. She has started her first week of work as a statistics consultant at a leading children’s hospital.

My wife, “What do you want to do tomorrow?” [now today, Saturday.] Daughter, “Oh, I don’t know. What ever you want to do?” Wife: “Whatever you want to do?” In my family we have a tradition called the “Decision Stick” when everyone is politely differing and dithering. Today there is a “farm tour” on our island. So probably I will say, “Let’s go on the farm tour in our Jeep.”

Alternative Question of the Day AQOD: If you are employed, do you witness to people (testify to people) [I think that is the correct jargon] about your Christian faith while you are on the job, either with co-workers or with customers? Do you consider this appropriate behavior? Do you get in trouble (or do you know anyone who has) for such activity?

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