Safari is suddenly giving me a "Not Secure" message in the URL box for many websites, whether I surf on my mac or my iPhone. Why am I getting this message so often recently, since March and April 2020? (All my OS and apps are up to date.)
Hey Tee2020,
If I understand this correctly, you're seeing 'Not Secure' message in the URL box for a lot of the websites you visit on your Mac and your iPhone. Is that right? If yes, then I'm sure that I can help you.
When you see a 'Not Secure' message in the URL box from the Safari app, it means that the certificate is expired or illegitimate. The Safari app checks the website's certificate and it gives you this type of warning.
Since iOS 13.4 or later and macOS 10.15.4 or later, Safari will also warn you if the certificate is valid but the version of TLS is not secure. I recommend that you avoid entering in your personal credentials from these websites.
You can find more information about this from the article here: If you see a "Not Secure" warning while browsing the web with Safari
I hope this helps answer your question.
Warm regards.
This can be owing to you accessing old bookmarked sites whose links are to http:// and not the secure https:// URI content scheme. That will give you that not secure warning. Also web sites that are still using the older TLS 1.0/1.1 security will also get a shout out from Safari which is expecting TLS 1.2, or 1.3 connections now.
Thanks!
Hey Tee2020,
You're very welcome! If you have any additional questions, let me know.
Cheers!
Thank you.
Welcome.
Recent increase of "Not Secure" in Safari
