Just got off the phone with Verizon tech and had a very strange reaction to my request for connecting securely to my router using HTTPS. She said that if I can connect using the 192.168.1.1 address, it was not Verizon's problem.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding but I thought my connection to the router was supposed to be done using HTTPS which cannot be accomplished using an IP address. Certificates are only issued to named domains. Verizon packages the router cert as part of the router and allows secure connections using the https://myfiosgateway.com.
I am unable to connect using that address. I can connect by IP and by named address as long as I'm using HTTP. Not being able to use HTTPS implies an insecure element within the router's web UI. It could be something as trivial as an image tag or as vulnerable as a script reference. The point is: I DO NOT HAVE A SECURE ROUTER CONNECTION. This is important to me due to past hacking activity.
Is it possible to talk to a Verizon agent who understands the difference between HTTP and HTTPS and can assist me in obtaining a secure connection? Currently, when trying to establish a secure connection, I get the warning:
Your connection is not private
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