Security changes to ozfclass.com

[AlanF]

You may have had some disruption to your ozfclass.com login over the last few days. It has come about because a common browser (Firefox) has in a recent update become less tolerant of websites which ask for passwords and are not highly secure. Because of this, thanks to Graham, we have upgraded ozfclass to a higher security level. However anyone using an old link to access ozfclass.com (via http://ozfclass.com) will lose the ability to have their login remembered, and will need to enter their login name every time (i.e. the "Remember me" tick box won't work).

However this can be overcome by changing whatever link you use to "https://ozfclass.com/......." . The "s" after "http" takes you directly to the secure site, and things should work as before. For example I have a link on my Desktop:

"https://ozfclass.com/phpbb search.php?search_id=newposts"

This opens the forum with a list of all recent posts, and does not ask for a login because I have "Remember Me" ticked from my previous login.

If you need help with this, please ask on this thread so everyone gets the benefit.

[Brad Y]

Alan when will this take effect as I log in with the normal old address and it remembers my password fine. Using safari on iPad

[GrahamW]

[GrahamW]

Just to elaborate on Alan's post a little......

While it was already intended to update to a properly secured connection for the site this has simply brought forward the need to do so.

This "should" have minimal, if any, effect on how you use the site. It simply means that your connection to the site is now secure & encrypted to prevent any malicious snooping/spoofing of your login details.

As far as your current Bookmarks go, the simplest thing to do is to edit the link and change "http://www.ozfclass.com" to "https://www.ozfclass.com".

For those that link directly to "New Posts" or "Unread Posts" etc. simply add the "s" to the "http" and all should work as per normal (after your initial login via https).

You can still login using your old bookmarks (http) and it will automatically change it to a secure (https) connection BUT it won't remember that login next time you go to the non-secure bookmark (http), it will remember your login if you go to the secure bookmark (https).

8-)

[Brad Y]

I manually just changed the bookmark as it didn't do it automatically. Seems the same. Didn't have to re enter the password or anything. Latest model iPad Air that I use for work- all up to date operating system. So long as I have access to the forum I'm happy.

[ShaneG]

I am continually having to log in twice to get onto the site?

[AlanF]

[Brad Y]

Yes I'm still having to do it too and I changed my links. Using an iPad and safari. Not the end of the world if I have to log in occasionally but regularly is a little painful

[GrahamW]

[ger]

FireFox (latest version - 53 I think) and Chrome (on my android phone) also has this problem so I don't think it's browser related.

The https pages are also not fully encrypted so FF doesn't like that either. But I don't think this is the problem - I have no idea why it sometimes wants a double login and sometimes not. It doesn't seem to matter if cookies are enabled or not.

Geoff.

[KHGS]

[GrahamW]