Secure Your Website by Migrating ‘Mixed Forms’ to HTTPS
Google announced in July of 2020 its strategy to protect Google Chrome users from submitting insecure forms, which would begin in Chrome M86. The search engine company expressed that the new update would warn users against completing forms on secure (HTTPS) webpages that fail to submit securely. The idea behind this new development is to protect users from the dangers of mixed forms, which pose a significant risk to their security and privacy.
The idea behind this new development
To justify these new measures, Google said that the current ones fail to effectively communicate the risks of submitting sensitive data in an insecure form to the users. Currently, mixed forms are only marked by removing the lock icon from the address bar. This makes it hard for users to know when their data is safe or not.
So what will happen to the insecure forms?
According to Google, mixed forms on HTTPS sites that submit insecurely can compromise sensitive information that may be picked up and altered by malicious parties. To prevent this from happening, Google is taking specific measures such as disabling autofill and enabling a warning text to appear when users begin filling out insecure forms. Users trying to submit an insecure form will also see a full-page warning that alerts them of the potential risks and will ask them to confirm if they still want to proceed with submitting the insecure form.
Users trying to submit an insecure form will see a full page warning. This warning page will alert users of the potential risks and will ask them to confirm if they still want to submit the insecure form.
The new measures taken by Google will have an impact on site owners who have mixed forms on their sites. Google is making it clear to all website owners that the time to fully migrate their forms to HTTPS is now. Any developer who has questions can send an email at [email protected]. Google has been indicating for quite some time now that site owners should fully migrate their sites to HTTPS, which is not very difficult these days.
How will this affect your site?
If your website is still in HTTP, which is not recommended, you can get in touch with our expert team who can assist you with making your site and forms secure. It is crucial that you migrate your site entirely to HTTPS to ensure the safety of your users’ sensitive data.
Google’s new measures to protect users from submitting insecure forms are a significant step in safeguarding their security and privacy. It is crucial for website owners to fully migrate their sites to HTTPS and to keep their users safe from malicious parties seeking to compromise their sensitive data.
Michael
With over 20 years experience in web design, SEO and website promotion I always give you an expert advice in regard to any issues related to your Site Design, SEO, Internet Marketing, Promotion, Backlinks, Site Content. In order to help you find out what is missing or can be improved and get higher rankings in Google and more traffic.
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