Gmail: security warning icon

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Published on 2009-09-04T22:20:08Z Indexed on 2010/04/27 9:23 UTC
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Hello,

I just enabled some Gmail Labs programs in my Gmail account, and then I noticed the orange triangle icon with an exclamation mark in it at the end of the address bar of my Google Chrome browser. Clicking on it brought forth a "Security Information' dialog box, with the following messages:

"--mail.google.com The identity of website has been verified by Thawlte SGC CA.

--Your connection to mail.google.com is encrypted with 128-bit encryption. However, this page includes other resources which are not secure. These resources can be viewed by others while in transit, and can be modified by an attacker to change the look or behavior of the page."

I then logged into two of my other Gmail accounts, one of which has no Gmail Labs programs enabled, and the other with 1 program enabled quite some time ago, both with the same result as above (i.e., with the appearance of the orange triangle warning sign in the address bar).

I don't remember seeing the orange triangle before, but I'm not sure if it has ever appeared or not. I have "Always use https" enabled for my Gmail accounts.

My questions are:

  1. Is there a way to identify and remove these un-secure "resources"? (Could enabling Gmail Labs programs have brought these on?)
  2. Meanwhile, are my Gmail accounts compromised and unsafe to use? If so, what should I being doing about that now?
  3. After this problem is solved, would I need to reset the password to my Gmail accounts, and/or take any other measures to restore their security?

Many thanks for answering my questions!

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