A user recently noticed that when loading Paypal.com in Microsoft Edge, the UI shown was the default HTTPS UI (a gray lock): Instead of the fancier “green” UI shown for servers that present Extended Validation (EV) certificates: The user observed this on some Windows 10 machines but not others. The variable that differed between those machines wasContinue reading “Edge EV UI Requires SmartScreen”
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Inspecting Certificates in Chrome
Chrome 60 introduces a new option to quickly show Certificate information for the current page.
Security UI in Chrome
The combined address box and search bar at the top of the Chrome window is called the omnibox. The icon and optional verbose state text adjacent to that icon are collectively known as the Security Chip: The security chip can render in a number of states, depending on the status of the page: Secure –Continue reading “Security UI in Chrome”