HTTPS Finder

Detects if pages are available on HTTPS and allows you to switch

What is HTTPS Finder?

HTTPS Finder is a Chrome extension developed as a supplement to the EFF's HTTPS Everywhere extension. This tool analyzes web pages that aren't secure, investigates if they're available in a secure version (HTTPS), and gives you the ability to switch to the secure format. HTTPS Finder even gives the option to switch to HTTPS automatically, promoting privacy and data security. The mission is to submit the list of discovered HTTPS-enabled websites to EFF for incorporation into their HTTPS Everywhere extension.

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By: Adam Alton

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.36 (25)

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2016-11-06)

Creation date: 2016-11-06

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webNavigation
storage
notifications
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Size: 326.66K

Email: ad*****@gmail.com

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# 25102 ▼ 212

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Extension summary

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Now updated with many fixes and the ability to ignore specific domains.

HTTPS protects your privacy, secures your data, and gives you verification that you are connected to the genuine server of the domain name.

When you view a page which is not on secure, HTTPS Finder checks to see if the page is also available on HTTPS, and if it is, allows you to switch to the secure version. You can optionally have it switch automatically.

HTTPS Finder is intended as a supplement to the EFF's HTTPS Everywhere extension which automatically switches you to HTTPS, but only for a known list of domains, whereas this extension automatically detects if a page is available on HTTPS.

The intention is to eventually allow the list of HTTPS-enabled sites that you have found to be submitted to the EFF for inclusion in the HTTPS Everywhere extension.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Effective on many sites, more so than HTTPS Everywhere
Works pretty good
Very useful when combined with HTTP Somewhere extension
Can provide useful notifications about HTTPS availability

Cons

Stops working over time
Peaks CPU usage to 100% leading to battery drain
Cannot blacklist sites that don't work well with HTTPS
Spams notifications for every page that has issues

Most mentioned

Extension stops working over time
High CPU usage and battery drain
Combines well with HTTP Somewhere
Notifications for problematic sites
Effectiveness compared to HTTPS Everywhere

Recent reviews

Good day.. is fine to my site because i'm still want to know many things

Samuel Velly Chauke, 2018-09-10

This extension stops working over time and pegs CPU at 100+% (found using Chrome Task Manager - More Tools > Task Manager). Noticed my fan was spinning up and my battery was draining, finally discovered it was HTTPS Finder. Stinks because it was more effective on many sites than HTTPS Everywhere, but I have to uninstall.