Re: About SSL "Trick or Treat" Dialogs

[Stef Walter <stef-list memberwebs com>]

Xavier Bestel wrote:
> Le mardi 04 décembre 2007 à 14:29 +0000, Stef Walter a écrit :
>> I'd like to propose [1] that we do away with these dialogs in GNOME. In
>> my opinion if we cannot verify the certificate, then we should simply
>> not show the UI elements that indicate a secure connection. We should
>> just act as if the connection is like any other normal connection.
> 
> Maybe some sort of non-intrusing notification would be good: some kind
> of tiny message telling the user "hey, it's https but not really secure"
> but without requiring a click to get rid of it.

Yes, spot on. Perhaps a question mark icon instead of the SSL lock.

Cheers,
Stef Walter