[Bradford] Web site bloopers

[Duncan Hughes]

I’m not sure how the “safe browsing” database works but it could just be down to a dodgy certificate.  Prior to updating Firefox a minute ago, I got a warning about the certificate only being valid for some subdomain of github.  Since updating Firefox, I get the redirect to transparency report.


> On 17 Dec 2018, at 21:38, John Leach via Bradford <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> My up-to-date install of Firefox reports the same. It's using Google's
> "Safe Browsing" database and bradlug.co.uk is listed:
> 
> "The site https://bradlug.co.uk/ contains harmful content, including
> pages that:
> 
>    Send visitors to harmful websites
> 
> 
> https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=https:%2F%2Fbradlug.co.uk%2F
> 
> 
> Whoever controls the dns can register the domain with google's
> webmaster tools and get more information - it might tell you
> specifically which pages have the links.
> 
> John.
> 
> On Mon, 2018-12-17 at 18:50 +0000, John Robert Hudson via Bradford
> wrote:
>> HI Darren
>> 
>> The website is not secure according to chromium but we do not use it
>> for 
>> transactions; so the issue is whether someone could get into the
>> website to 
>> inject malicious content or use it as a base for rogue operations.
>> GitHub are 
>> very good about warning us about any security problems.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> On Monday, 17 December 2018 14:40:43 GMT Darren Drapkin via Bradford
>> wrote:
>>> I have been having a spot of bother with my PC due to a failed
>>> software
>>> update. I have been viewing the web with new eyes and old browsers.
>>> 
>>> In my aged copy of firefox, Bradlug looks like it is armed and
>>> dangerous. I
>>> do hope that this is not the case and that you are just using the
>>> CACert
>>> site certificate set, or some such.
>>> --
>>> Yours &c.
>>> Darren Drapkin
>>> 
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