Google image search and enforcement of HTTPS

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Google recently changed their SSL search. Image search is now available over 
SSL. When you click on an image, Google redirects back to an HTTP url where 
they basically act as a proxy to the remote site. 

Because this redirect URL is to host "www.google.com", HTTPS Finder flags it as 
'known good' and tries to rewrite as HTTPS. Instead of forwarding back to HTTP 
again (where HTTPS Finder would detect the redirect and add it to the session 
whitelist), Google redirects back to www.google.com.

I'm currently looking into ways to fix this. The behavior seems rare, but may 
be present on other sites who proxy the way the Google Image Search does. 

How to fix this on current versions:
--Add "www.google.com" to the whitelist (Tools > HTTPS Finder > Preferences)

If you're using HTTPS Everywhere, just make sure the Google rule is enabled. 
HTTPS detection fails for the proxied image URLs, and so HTTPS Finder will 
whitelist them automatically.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jacobsK...@gmail.com on 25 May 2011 at 3:43

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Clarification to the above: There should be no need to whitelist manually if 
the HTTPS-Everywhere Google rule is enabled. In that case, you should 
experience this bug at all.

Original comment by jacobsK...@gmail.com on 25 May 2011 at 3:45

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Fixed in version 0.67. Waiting on Dutch translation, then I will package as 
0.68 and submit to Mozilla for review. 

https://code.google.com/p/https-finder/downloads/detail?name=httpsfinder067RC.xp
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Original comment by jacobsK...@gmail.com on 26 May 2011 at 6:34

• Changed state: Started

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Fixed and released in 0.68. Closing issue.

Original comment by jacobsK...@gmail.com on 27 May 2011 at 6:50

• Changed state: Fixed