# Slicer downloads are warned as unsecure by Google Chrome

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-downloads-are-warned-as-unsecure-by-google-chrome/12836>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 3, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-downloads-are-warned-as-unsecure-by-google-chrome/12836 "2020-08-03T16:28:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamesobutler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jamesobutler/32/7511_2.png) [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-downloads-are-warned-as-unsecure-by-google-chrome/12836/1 "2020-08-03T16:28:58Z")

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With more recent versions of Google Chrome, downloading Slicer preview results in a warning that it can’t be downloaded securely.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/f/6/f65a529670710b5a3076fef0101e075891d4b7d9.png)

The download link being an HTTP source such as [http://slicer.kitware.com/midas3/api/rest?method=midas.bitstream.download&name=Slicer-4.11.0-2020-08-02-win-amd64.exe&checksum=61a92764f62f7bef212af5a62fb86bfe](http://slicer.kitware.com/midas3/api/rest?method=midas.bitstream.download&name=Slicer-4.11.0-2020-08-02-win-amd64.exe&checksum=61a92764f62f7bef212af5a62fb86bfe) which is linked from a HTTPS site [download.slicer.org](http://download.slicer.org).

Will the updated Extensions Manger framework also serve the Stable/Preview downloads from an HTTPS link?

For more information:

> **[Protecting users from insecure downloads in Google Chrome](https://security.googleblog.com/2020/02/protecting-users-from-insecure_6.html)**
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> Posted by Joe DeBlasio, Chrome security team Update (April 6, 2020): Chrome was originally scheduled to start user-visible warnings on mix...

> User-visible warnings will start in Chrome 84 (instead of Chrome 82), with warnings ramping up through Chrome 87. Final desktop blocking will be complete by Chrome 88. Android will lag one release behind, with the first user-visual warnings seen in Chrome 85.  
> [[source](https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5691978677223424)]

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**Author:** ![jamesobutler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jamesobutler/32/7511_2.png) [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-downloads-are-warned-as-unsecure-by-google-chrome/12836/2 "2020-08-03T17:48:32Z")

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I’ve proposed a change to [download.slicer.org](http://download.slicer.org) to use the HTTPS download links.

> <https://github.com/mhalle/slicer4-download/pull/18>