If you regularly use email at work, online banking, and other essential services, you probably always check the HTTPS protocol or the green padlock icon in the website’s URL. Usually, the padlock icon indicates that the connection between your browser and the server is safe and secure, and this is what most people check online.
For Firefox users, the new version of the web browser displays a gray padlock icon in place of the green padlock previously used for secure HTTPS sites.
We will explain why this happens and how you can get the green padlock icon back on Firefox. Since the browser is available on all major desktop platforms, you can try it out on Windows, macOS, and even Linux.
Why does Firefox replace the green padlock icon
Newer versions of the Mozilla Firefox 70 web browser release come with updates to the security and privacy indicators in the URL bar. This change can be seen in the gray padlock icon that replaces the usual green padlock in the address bar.
Mozilla believes that internet privacy threats continue to pervade
Although it is only a small change in color, most users are used to the more visible green padlock, but Mozilla’s developer team has come up with the following padlock recovery option for secure sites.
Mozilla believes that internet privacy threats continue to pervade, that’s why they offer new technologies to protect their users from being tracked.
The updated UI is no longer a way to determine the security of a website, but what they say is “a step towards making secure HTTPS the default transport method for websites” with emphasis on user privacy.
What do the different padlock icons represent?
Traditionally, a secure site, meaning any website delivered via secure shipping, has a green padlock icon in the address bar on Firefox.
Any other web pages distributed through insecure means only have an info icon but no additional security indicator.
In the Firefox 70 release, part of the changes included showing padlock icons in different colors, some simple, others with lines or warning signs, and what they mean. different.
For non-secure login pages, the crossed out lock icon appears as a permanent indicator of sites distributed over insecure protocols.
The original green lock icon has been changed to gray emphasizing unsafe or broken connections, instead of the default (secure) connection.
The info icon has also been removed, meaning the lock icon contains identifying and security information about a site. Such information includes whether the website is encrypted or who owns the website and their location, so you can stay away from malicious websites that are trying to steal personal data or his sensitivity.
In rare cases, you may see a gray padlock with a red brick on it or a yellow warning triangle.
A padlock with a red dash indicates a partially encrypted connection between the site and Firefox, and this does not prevent man-in-the-middle attacks or eavesdropping.
If you see a gray padlock with a yellow warning triangle next to it, the connection between the site and Firefox is also partially encrypted and won’t prevent eavesdropping. It also means that the site’s certificate is self-signed or not from a trusted authority.
How to restore the old blue padlock icon on Firefox
Mozilla’s developer team didn’t remove the green lock icon restore option but replaced it with a gray one, so you can get it back by following a few steps.
There are built-in configuration options that you can use and the changes will be applied immediately without having to restart your browser.
Step 1: On the Firefox address bar, open a new tab and type About: config in the address bar. You will receive a warning screen saying that the action you are about to take may void your warranty. Confirm that you are sure of what you are doing by clicking the blue ‘I accept the risk’ button.
Step 2: At the top, type security.secure_connection_icon_color_gray in the search box.
Step 3: In the new window, under Value, change it from TRUE to FALSE. To do this, right-click on TRUE and select Convert. It will immediately change to FALSE.
Go back to the address bar and you’ll notice that all HTTPS sites or those that use a secure connection will now have the green padlock icon displayed again.
To restore the gray padlock icon, repeat the steps but return the value to TRUE.
How to render insecurely for non-HTTPS sites
If you want Firefox to show “Not Secure” for sites that don’t use HTTPS instead of just showing the crossed out padlock icon, you can add this text to the address bar with these steps.
Step 1: Open a new tab and type About: config in the address bar. In the search bar, type security.insecure_connection_text.enable to display the correct settings.
Step 2: Under Value, set the option from FALSE to TRUE to enable “unsafe” text. Do this by right-clicking on the value and selecting Convert. You can turn it off again by repeating these steps.
Note: You can also do this for private browsing connections. You need to type security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled
Give me the green light
We hope you now know how to get back the green padlock icon in the address bar of Firefox browser. We’re not sure how long this will last, so it’s best to get used to seeing a gray icon so you can tell an unsafe site from a secure site.
Next up: Tired of using extensions to block websites and trackers? Our next article will show you how to block these and other annoyances like Crypto Miners or Fingerprint Thieves without extensions.
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