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How can one view the HTTPS certificate nowadays??? The feature got removed recently from Chrome and Firefox - why? In older FF, Chrome and still available in
by frik 9y ago
How can one view the HTTPS certificate nowadays???
The feature got removed recently from Chrome and Firefox - why?
In older FF, Chrome and still available in IE11 you just click on the "secure" icon next to the address bar.
I am really the only one who misses this feature?
- hx87 9y agoIn Chrome, right click -> Inspect -> Security -> View Certificate
- frik 9y agoThx. But why hide it so that normal web user can't access it? Checking what Cert-company signed the certificate is important to trust a site. Before it was one left click and it showed the company that signed the cert (optional you could view the cert itself) Now many steps like click on hamburger button -> More tools -> Developer Tools -> Security tab (bottom of screen) -> View Certificate (shows certificate itself) What a trainwreck of decision t remove this vital info. e.g. YCombinator cert is from "Comodo". If it's suddenly from a funky else it would help lessen the trust. I am sure, it was just a mistake to remove it and some cargo cult.
- qb45 9y agoMust be a Chrome thing. In Firefox 54 it's three clicks: lock icon, ">", "more info". Actually the second click already gives some summary including issuer.
- collinmanderson 9y agoThe browsers probably want to start relying on HTTP Public Key Pinning rather than relying on the user to verify the public key.