SSL Chrome Security Indicator Road Map

Google Chrome folks have released an article outlining the road map for Chrome security indicators for the next 6 months Chromium Blog: Evolving Chrome's security indicators. So if your site hasn't switched to HTTPS by default, start planning

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For Centmin Mod Nginx users, there's generally 3 ways of setting up HTTPS SSL certificate for Centmin Mod Nginx HTTP/2 based HTTPS

Method 1. The traditional way via centmin.sh menu option 2, 22 and selecting yes to self-signed ssl certificates first. Then converting the self-signed ssl certificate to paid or free (Letsencrypt) web browser trusted SSL certificates outlined at How to switch self-signed SSL certificate to paid SSL certificate ? You would still need to follow the same steps outlined at Nginx SPDY SSL Configuration for obtaining and purchasing the paid SSL certificate and most important part is the concatenation of the SSL provider provided filesto create the mentioned /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/domaincom/ssl-unified.crt and /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/domaincom/ssl-trusted.crtfiles referenced in your Nginx SSL vhost config file.

You may need to also decide if you want to enable HTTP to HTTPS redirect outlined at How to force redirect from HTTP:// to HTTPS:// ?

If you didn't answer yes at time of initial nginx vhost creation to self-signed ssl certificates, you can manually setup the self-signed ssl certificate via the vhost generator by checking self-signed ssl box and enter a domain name. This will outline instructions for manually creating and setting up self-signed ssl certificate and nginx vhost settings. Then for web browser trusted ssl certificates you switch follow - How to switch self-signed SSL certificate to paid SSL certificate ?.

Method 2. Using and testing Centmin Mod 123.09beta01's new addons/acmetool.sh addon which is still in beta testing only for integrating Letsencrypt SSL certificates. And has both auto and manual methods.

Method 3. Fully manual method for free Letsencrypt SSL certificates.

• For existing non-HTTPS Nginx vhost sites migration to HTTPS as outlined at Migrating Existing Nginx Vhost From HTTP to HTTP/2 based HTTPS With Letsencrypt SSL Certificates
• For brand new Nginx vhosts not yet created on server use this guide Using Centmin Mod acmetool.sh addon for Nginx HTTP/2 based HTTPS with free Letsencrypt SSL certificates

Note:

• For wordpress auto installer, you actually need a read method 2 to enable LETSENCRYPT_DETECT='y' then run centmin.sh menu option 22 which will detect letsencrypt support and display the additional letsencrypt prompts required to issue free letsencrypt ssl certificates for wordpress auto installer

 

Why HTTPS Matters  |  Web Fundamentals  |  Google Developers

 

Related reading The Decreasing Usefulness of Positive Visual Security Indicators (and the Importance of Negative Ones)

 

And so it has begun

 

A little over 3 weeks to go T-25 days until Chrome starts flagging HTTP sites as "Not Secure"

 

Yup Chrome Canary shows

 

same version and still shows https:// part for me

 

less than 3 weeks to go Google Chrome update to label HTTP-only sites insecure within WEEKS

For Centmin Mod users getting free letsencrypt SSL certificates for HTTPS is easy if you're using Centmin Mod 123.09beta01 or newer branches.

• Official Centmin Mod guide for fresh Centmin Mod Nginx HTTP/2 based HTTPS vhost site creation with free Letsencrypt SSL certificates Using Centmin Mod acmetool.sh addon for Nginx HTTP/2 based HTTPS with free Letsencrypt SSL certificates.
• Guide for existing Centmin Mod Nginx HTTP users wishing to migrate from HTTP to HTTPS at Migrating Existing Nginx Vhost From HTTP to HTTP/2 based HTTPS With Letsencrypt SSL Certificates

 

One more week to Chrome 68 and new security indicators ! Everyone ready ?

 

Just switched my Wordpress7 demo blog over to HTTPS default now (previously worked on non-HTTPS/HTTPS)

 

Chrome 68 coming tomorrow Tomorrow, Chrome starts telling users HTTP sites are not secure - Search Engine Land. You ready ?

 

Chrome 68 has landed

non-HTTPS Not Secure indicator

 

yeah seems a bit inconsistent right now. That screenshot i did above was from Win 10 Chrome 68