firefox keeps saying insecure connection

The plagiarism of features may be something that users and developers tend to frown on, but when it is in the name of the making the internet a safer place to be, it's hard to argue against it too much. While there will always be those who decry software offering hand-holding of any sort, it is clearly beneficial when it comes to security. People have become used to checking that a site is secure, looking out for security certificates and signs of using HTTPS, but this is more difficult to when it comes to downloads. The problem with mixed content is that site visitors can be lulled into a false sense of security. It's hard to say whether this is true or not, but there's one area in which copying features is to be welcomed: security. There is one school of thought that suggests that this could ultimately lead to such a level of homogeneity that it really won’t matter which browser you choose to use. Web browsers are often 'inspired' by each other, borrowing features left, right and center. If you're interested in trying out the latest features of Firefox, the most recent beta version is available to download here.Īnalysis: copying security features benefits everyone

Double click the value to toggle the setting to False to disable the protective feature.

Click Accept the Risk and Continue if a warning message appears.

Should you want or need to lower your security settings for some reason, you can use the following steps:

As such, it is possible to disable the security feature if you have a particular need for this, although it is not an obvious setting in order to discourage casual disabling. By far the most common reason that our users see this is because of a (frankly substandard, most of them are) antivirus or network monitoring programs intercepting.

Clearly the idea is to improve security to all users, and this is to be welcomed, but choice is always welcome. Skynt's suggestion that you keep your ESR Firefox up to date is a good idea - you should definitely do that - but 'unknown issuer' makes me think that's not the problem here. While this feature is currently only visible in the unreleased Firefox 92, it is looking as though Mozilla is going to have it enabled by default.

Firefox keeps saying insecure connection