# Blocking sites without SSL, very hard on small family websites etc

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/blocking-sites-without-ssl-very-hard-on-small-family-websites-etc/87333>\
**Category:** Firefox Development\
**Created:** [October 15, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/blocking-sites-without-ssl-very-hard-on-small-family-websites-etc/87333 "2021-10-15T08:28:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![shimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shimself](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/shimself)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/blocking-sites-without-ssl-very-hard-on-small-family-websites-etc/87333/1 "2021-10-15T08:28:34Z")

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We have a family website with photos, I have a one page website with contact details, My OH has a one page website for those interested in her private lessons (a few hours a week)  
And now FF blocks them all. So are we meant to pay say 3 x 30€ a year? This is the little guy getting shut out.  
Can’t you do something better, such as look for a form? This is a nuclear powered sledgehammer cracking a peanut

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**Author:** ![guerda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/guerda/32/52065_2.png) [@guerda](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/guerda)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/blocking-sites-without-ssl-very-hard-on-small-family-websites-etc/87333/2 "2021-10-15T12:30:48Z")

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Hi Steve,  
The usage of SSL is a good cause for the security and privacy on the web.

If you are interested in free SSL certificates, which Fx and all major browsers accept, have a look at Let’s Encrypt:

[https://www.letsencrypt.org](https://www.letsencrypt.org)

They provide free certificates including automated renewal etc. They are pretty great and widespread.

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**Author:** ![jscher2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/jscher2000/32/28202_2.png) [@jscher2000](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/jscher2000)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/blocking-sites-without-ssl-very-hard-on-small-family-websites-etc/87333/3 "2021-10-15T15:26:14Z")

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> [@shimself](#):
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> And now FF blocks them all.

What does that look like? Do you get the new page added for “HTTPS-Only” mode, or something else?

> **[HTTPS-Only Mode in Firefox | Firefox Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/https-only-prefs)**
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> Learn more about HTTPS-Only Mode which forces all connections to websites to use HTTPS.