Hi folks. Just went to purchase something and Safari (latest) didn't show any security whatsoever.
Didn't show the url with https, nor any lock icon anywhere. Upon copying the url into Firefox, it did indeed show this. Is this some kind of bug? It's not good that it diverted me into calling the store to avert a security situation.
Thanks
Cheers
Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), Hypercard UG!
Hi BioRich,
If you are interested in how Safari would generally identify a secure website, you may find the following article helpful:
Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): Identify secure websites and avoid frauds
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11947
Regards,
- Brenden
Hi there. As I have stated, nothing was indicating a secure page.
There was no security button. There was no lock. There was no https: anywhere in sight. That's why I question if Safari is tested well enough. It seems a lot of Apple software has become buggy recently.
Thanks
How Safari displays the security icons, if it displays the icons, will depend on exactly how a specific page has their secure connection set up. If you want to check to see if Safari on your machine is detecting secure connections, you can see if the icon displays on the Checkout page of the Apple Online Store(you have to add something to the cart and attempt to check out), which should display the green EV icon. You can also try a https version of a website that supports it, such as https://www.wikipedia.org, which should show the grey https icon.
- Brenden
Brenden, I'm a software developer. I've been designing eCommerce for some time. I know about security. Safari simply didn't display anything, whereas Firefox did just that with a copied URL.
I am posting to see if there is anything reported as being wrong with Safari, as no indication on any corner of the Safari window, displayed any sort of security.
Cheers
Secure Page with No Icon
