{"id":4294,"date":"2018-07-31T11:15:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T18:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2021-02-01T11:41:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T16:41:33","slug":"how-to-fix-the-https-not-secure-message-in-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-https-not-secure-message-in-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix the HTTPS &#8220;Not Secure&#8221; Message in Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mTn3LxZpo5g?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Security News for All Website Owners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/security.googleblog.com\/2018\/02\/a-secure-web-is-here-to-stay.html\" target=\"_blank\">Google Chrome recently announced<\/a> that in an upcoming update, they will be placing a &#8220;Not secure&#8221; label next to every website URL that is not using HTTPS. You can see this label near the browser&#8217;s address bar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/website-not-secure.jpg\" alt=\"Not Secure Warning Indicator in Google Chrome\" class=\"wp-image-4308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/website-not-secure.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/website-not-secure-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/website-not-secure-768x306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/website-not-secure-1024x409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/website-not-secure-560x223.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What does this mean for you? 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