Visiting "https" Website with Chrome on Android Phone

PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟Android and Server Certificate

∟Visiting "https" Website with Chrome on Android Phone

This section provides a tutorial example on how to visit an HTTPS Website with Chrome on Android phone.

If you are using an Android phone, you probably spend lots of time with Chrome browser visiting Websites. So let's how Chrome on Android phone works with Websites that support the HTTPS protocol.

1. Run Chrome on your Android phone and enter "facebook.com" in the address area. The Facebook home page is displayed.

2. Look at the Website address area. You will see that a lock icon is displayed next to the address.

3. Tap on the lock icon, Information about the HTTPS connection is displayed.

Connection is secure

Your information (for example, passwords or credit
card numbers) is private when it is sent to this site.

Lock icon in the Web address area indicates that this page is secured with the HTTPS protocol. However, Chrome does not offer any function to let you view the details of the certificate used by server. You have to trust Chrome that it will validate the server certificate and use it encrypt all data exchanged between you and the server.

Chrome Showing Lock Icon on HTTPS Address

Table of Contents

About This Book

Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)

Introduction of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)

Using HTTPS with Google Chrome

Using HTTPS with Mozilla Firefox

HTTPS with Microsoft Edge

Using HTTPS with Apple Safari

HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer)

►Android and Server Certificate

►Visiting "https" Website with Chrome on Android Phone

"Your connection is not private" with Chrome on Android Phone

Viewing Server Certificate with Chrome on Android Phone

Viewing Server Certificate Path with Chrome on Android Phone

Trusted Certificate Store on Android phone

Downloading Trusted Root Certificate on Android phone

Installing Trusted Root Certificate on Android phone

Installing Website Server Certificate on Android Phone

iPhone and Server Certificate

Windows Certificate Stores and Console

RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Server Certificate

macOS Certificate Stores and Keychain Access

Perl Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

PHP Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

Java Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

.NET Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

CAcert.org - Root CA Offering Free Certificates

PKI CA Administration - Issuing Certificates

Comodo Free Personal Certificate

Digital Signature - Microsoft Word

Digital Signature - OpenOffice.org 3

S/MIME and Email Security

PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) Terminology

Archived Tutorials

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