Every user has encountered advertising banners or pop-ups more than once, and there are no phishing attempts to speak of. Every year there are fewer and fewer Internet sites that can be trusted. However, Google Chrome allows you to add a site to the trusted list.

What do you need to add the trusted site to Google Chrome

Sometimes you have probably noticed how Google won’t let you go to a certain website because the website is “unsafe” or “unverified”. This is all because Google aims to protect your online experience from malicious websites. However, in some cases, you need to open such a website, and yes, the program may just be over-insuring itself.

In this case, you need to let Google understand that this website can be trusted, and this can be done by adding the page to the list of verified websites.

To add a site to the trusted sites in Google Chrome, you must first check the resource using security scanners. Then you can use the browser’s capabilities or solve the problem with the operating system. This is how situations with canceled downloads of web resources, cookies, and plugins are handled. They’re essentially safe but are often detected by the program as malicious, potentially dangerous, or simply unreliable.

Well, here’s how to add the trusted site to Google Chrome in a few simple steps.

How to add trusted sites in Google Chrome on Windows

To change website safety settings on Windows isn’t a much-complicated task to do and it doesn’t differ from changing them on Mac. To do this, follow the instructions below:

• In Chrome, open the website you wish to mark as trusted.

• On the left from the website input box, click the lock, info, or warning icon.

• Select Site settings from the menu.

• Choose the safety settings – to mark a website as trusted, click the lock icon. Changes save automatically.

You also are able to manage safety settings for a bunch of sites at once. To do that, follow the guide below:

• In Chrome, click the three-dot icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.

• Select Settings from the drop-down menu.

• Now, navigate to the Privacy and security section and select Site Settings.

• You will see a list of websites you visited. Manage permissions of websites you want to mark as trusted, changes will be saved automatically.

Once you have completed these steps, you will be able to manage safety settings for a bunch of sites at once.

How to add trusted sites in Google Chrome on Mac

To manage website safety settings on Mac, follow the steps below:

• In Chrome, open the website you wish to mark as trusted.
• On the left from the website input box, click the lock, info, or warning icon.
• Select Site settings from the menu.
• Choose the safety settings – to mark a website as trusted, click the lock icon. Changes save automatically.

Once you have completed these steps, you will be able to add trusted sites in Google Chrome on your Mac.

How to add trusted sites in Google Chrome on an Android device

In case you’re looking for the instructions for changing website security settings in the Google Chrome Android app you have to know these are slightly different from those for PCs. To set a website as trusted, follow the steps below:

• In Chrome, open the website you wish to mark as trusted.
• Tap the three-dot icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.
• From the drop-down menu, select Site settings.
• Navigate to Permissions and select a lock icon to mark the website as trusted, changes will save automatically.

And if you want to manage permissions of several websites on Android at once use this guide:

• In the Chrome app, tap the three-dot icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen and open the Settings menu.

• Scroll down to the Advanced section, then select Site settings.

• Manage the permissions you wish to update.

Once you have completed these steps, you will be able to manage the permissions of several websites on Android at once.

How to add trusted sites in Google Chrome on an iOS device

If you’re an iPhone or iPad user, you can change website safety settings in Chrome by following the steps below:

• In the Chrome app, tap the three-dot icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.
• Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
• Then, select Content Settings.
• Manage safety permissions for the websites you wish to mark as trusted.

And that’s all info on how to change safety website settings on your device. Try not to overuse this function as cybersecurity is crucial while you are on the Internet.

What are the trusted nodes

Trusted nodes are secure connections on the Internet. All of them, without exception. Their essence is to make the transmission of information over the network as secure as possible. For example, between a user and a website. Google Chrome, as a means of such interaction, automatically checks the level of trust in the resource. And then it decides whether to download it or block it.

This is how the browser informs you that the site doesn’t comply with accepted security standards. This is important information. Behind this information is the safety of the user’s personal data. For example, their passwords, bank accounts, metrics, tastes, preferences, interests, etc. Moreover, a PC can get infected with viruses and Trojans.

To avoid this, Google Chrome checks for an SSL certificate and HTTPS protocol when you connect. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is a resource’s “proof of identity. It lets the browser know if the communication channel is secure. And if the gateway is secure – the data transmission will be encrypted, and the closed lock icon in Chrome will indicate this.

HTTPS is the second level of security. The “S” at the end of the acronym stands for additional encryption support over and above what SSL provides. The two options are complementary. And if the resource does not support HTTPS, the exclamation mark icon will tell you so.