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Security: Form On HTTP URL

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Issues Security Form On HTTP URL

Form On HTTP URL

This indicates that a form is on an HTTP page. Any data entered into the form, including usernames and passwords is not secure.

How to Analyse in the SEO Spider

Use the ‘Security’ tab and ‘Form on HTTP URL’ filter to view these URLs.

The form can be viewed by clicking on the URL in the top window and then the ‘URL Details’ lower window tab, which will display the details of the form on the HTTP URL.

What Triggers This Issue

This issue is triggered when a form is on a HTTP page. This means that any data entered into the form is not secure. For example:

http://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/contact/

If the above URL contains a form:

<html>
 <body>
  <form action="https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/lost-password/">
  ...
  </form>
 </body>
</html>

It would be flagged for this issue.

How To Fix

All HTTP pages with forms should be changed to HTTPS to avoid security issues for users, and problems loading in a browser.

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