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Q&A Allowing arbitrary image links causes security warnings

This question's page shows up as not secure on my computer. I believe it is due to this answer. When I look in the console, it warns that the images on it were loaded insecurely (since the image l...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Moshi‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Moshi‭

#5: Post edited by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2020-08-30T21:31:12Z (over 4 years ago)
#4: Post edited by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2020-08-30T21:31:03Z (over 4 years ago)
seeing if this works
#3: Post edited by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2020-08-30T21:27:15Z (over 4 years ago)
#2: Post edited by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-08-30T21:26:51Z (over 4 years ago)
![screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/nrnzcVRLD4NrwHeKWc2ArM7L)

[This question's page](https://meta.codidact.com/questions/277002) shows up as not secure on my computer.

I believe it is due to [this answer](https://meta.codidact.com/questions/277002#answer-277549). When I look in the console, it warns that the images on it were loaded insecurely (since the image link is http instead of https).

![Console log](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/rZBVaGmsic7TPz1EBtbL4xC1)

I can understand if you don't want to host all the images yourselves (hosting costs money), but having unsecure pages doesn't really inspire confidence.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2020-08-30T20:10:02Z (over 4 years ago)
Allowing arbitrary image links causes security warnings
![screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/nrnzcVRLD4NrwHeKWc2ArM7L)

[This question's page](https://meta.codidact.com/questions/277002) shows up as not secure on my computer.

I believe it is due to [this answer](https://meta.codidact.com/questions/277002#answer-277549). When I look in the console, it warns that the images on it were loaded insecurely (since the image link is http instead of https).

![Console log](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/rZBVaGmsic7TPz1EBtbL4xC1)

I can understand if you don't want to host all the images yourselves (hosting costs money), but having unsecure pages doesn't really inspire confidence.
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