The padlock icon must die

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The padlock icon must die(www.troyhunt.com)

submitted by troyhunt(831) 10 months, 7 days ago

What do you think of when you see the padlock icon on a webpage? You're probably thinking something along the lines of "it means the page is secure". The more tech savvy among you may suggest that it means HTTPS has been used to encrypt the content in transit. The problem is that it doesn't mean anything of the kind. In fact it had absolutely nothing to do with website security. And therein lies the problem – the padlock lies to us, it implies things that it is not and it's downright misleading.

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