topic Hub manager now requires HTTPS connection in Broadband

Hub manager now requires HTTPS connection

JohnN1 — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:52:11 GMT

I received this message this morning during normal browsing:

Secure Connection Required. Access to the Hub Manager now requires a secure HTTPS connection. Switch to HTTPS. You might see a browser certificate warning.

If I click on the Switch button I get a browser message stating "Attackers might be trying to steal your information". The previous warning makes some logical sense to me, but it's hardly a user-friendly process and I am still nervous and dismayed that I can find no information on the Plusnet help pages to reassure me that this is a reasonable thing to do.

Can someone confirm if this is a reasonable thing to do and if so, is a reply to this post really the best way to reassure others facing the same issue?

Thanks, John

Re: Hub manager now requires HTTPS connection

jab1 — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:57:26 GMT

@JohnN1 See: https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Plusnet-Hub-2-new-firmware-forcing-https/m-p/2048097#M44593

Re: Hub manager now requires HTTPS connection

JohnN1 — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:00:12 GMT

Thanks, shame I couldn't find that post by searching. Maybe it needs tags adding...

Re: Hub manager now requires HTTPS connection

jab1 — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:07:38 GMT

Strange you couldn't find it by searching - I did.