Google SSL Search

http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=173733&hl=en

by jamesbkel • 15 years ago

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wladimir3• 15 years ago

This was available for quite a while already, though in beta/labs. I'm not sure what is new.

JonnieCache• 15 years ago

Yeah, it doesn't seem any different to how its been in the past year. The beta sigil is still under the logo.

I wish theyd put the links to maps and images back in, maybe with some visual warning that theyre not encrypted. I have SSL search as the default search in chrome, and I hate having to manually jump back to normal google to do image searches.

While we're here, don't forget SSL wikipedia!

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Main_Page

mike-cardwell• 15 years ago

If you're using the HTTPS-Everywhere Firefox addon (1), or the HTTPS-Everywhere Squid redirector (2), you don't need to know/remember about the SSL versions of Wikipedia or Google. You're just sent there by default.

1.) https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

2.) https://github.com/mikecardwell/perl-HTTPSEverywhere

mahrain• 15 years ago

Been using this for a year now, there's also a hack to use it in the Chrome bar by entering a custom search engine. Very handy and works nice.

Only miss is that I can't immediately click through to image searches, they're only available over unsecured HTTP.

lobster_johnson• 15 years ago

Unfortunately, you lose autocompletion (other than history autocompletion) when you use something other than the built-in Google search.

nodata• 15 years ago

Good, but to make this truly useful we need a really simple way to specify which country-specific google search engine we would like results from.

RyanKearney4• 15 years ago

The only thing I dislike about this is it hides the refer, screwing up my analytics. I'd have to completely convert all of my sites to HTTPS only to be able to make use of the additional headers for analytical purposes. Not really a big deal I guess, but kind of unnecessary to have to purchase wildcard certs if you have many sub domains.

wladimir3• 15 years ago

So google is pushing you to improve your security by doing this. Good, good :)

RyanKearney4• 15 years ago

Well I mean it's my personal blog, there's really no need for https since there's no user accounts or login. Are you saying HN is insecure because they don't use https? How about Reddit, no https there either.

dspillett3• 15 years ago

The free certs from http://www.startssl.com/ are apparently accepted by most browsers these days (the exception being IE6/7 users on XP who have not downloaded the optional CA cert updates): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startssl#StartSSL

I've not used their cert for anything yet (I plan to test them on some personal sites when I get chance, before using them elsewhere), and wildcard certs are not free (but they do seem relatively cheap), but it might be worth looking into for someone in your position.

thepsi• 15 years ago

I've used them for a few personal sites and projects with no complaints.

The fee for wildcard certs (~60USD) is a one-off to verify your identity - usually via a quick phone call to confirm details from your official documents.

Once that's complete, you can generate as many certs as you need (incl. wildcards and Subject Alternative Name) from their control panel, subject to jumping through the usual hoops to prove that you have control of each domain.

lini• 15 years ago

Anyone that has the HTTPS everywhere extension (Firefox) is already using the SSL search in Google. As others noted it has been in beta for quite a long time and is missing some features like the image search or the doodles on the homepage.

jamaicahest• 15 years ago

DuckDuckGo has been using this for many months, when you use the !g bang

drivebyacct2• 15 years ago

For what it's worth, Google has also been offering it for quite a while... It's been my default for months.

rlpb• 15 years ago

Really? It doesn't seem to do it for me. Do you have some setting set somewhere?

buster• 15 years ago

Also, if you want to browse on SSL whereever possible:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/flcpelgcagfhfoegek...

Love this Extension!

Google SSL Search

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