Chrome will not indicate that a site is secure

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Google Chrome will no longer show that the site you are visiting is secure, and the relevant indicator will only be displayed when you visit an insecure site.

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For years, Google has been making a concerted effort to push websites to use HTTPS, to provide a more secure web browsing experience. To further push website owners to use only HTTPS, Google introduced the https protocol as a ranking factor . Those who don’t host a secure website have been found to rank lower in Google’s search results.

It seems that this encouragement worked, as according to Google , over 90% of all browser connections to Google Chrome are currently using an HTTPS connection.

Currently, when you visit a secure website, Google Chrome displays a small icon that looks like a lock , indicating that your communication with the website is encrypted, as shown below.

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With most website communications now secure, Google is testing a new feature that completely removes the lock icon for secure websites. And of course, it leaves the warning of an unsecured website. This feature is available for testing in Chrome 93 Beta and Chrome 94 Canary, under the “ Omnibox Updated connection security indicators ” flag.

With this feature enabled, Google Chrome will only display security indicators when the site is not secure, as shown below.

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For businesses that want to have consistent HTTPS security metrics, Google has added a corporate policy for Chrome 93 called "LockIconInAddressBarEnabled" that can be used to re-enable the address bar lock icon.

How to disable Chrome security indicators
For those who want to try disabling Chrome security indicators, you can enable the corresponding flag in Chrome Beta or Chrome Canary using these instructions.

Step 1: Type chrome: // flags in the address bar and press enter.
Step 2: Search for «security indicators».
Step 3: When the flag appears “Omnibox Updated connection security indicatorsClick on "Default" and select "Enabled".

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