Real Dimensions

This plugin adds a visual confirmation that the secure wensite your viewing is actually secure. It was written by Verisign, a known and reputable internet Security company.

This is what Barry Ferg, the developer has to say about it;

“Enables Firefox to recognize SSL servers that have implemented the Extended Validation Certificate as currently supported by Microsoft in IE7. Installing this extension brings identical functionality to Firefox.”

If the website your viewing is secure and they are using the Extended Validation Certificate then your address bar will turn green.

You can test it by going to https://www.paypal.com/, your address bar should be green if you have installed this plug in. And if the SSL certificate is a fake, then the address bar should turn red or just do nothing.

Get the plugin here;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4828

I’ve added a new category, Firefox Plugins. I often getasked what tools I use when developing websites or what Firefox plugins I use to make development easier. So I’m starting a new category to list Pugins I use, and I will start it out with one I use almost every day, the Web Developer Plugin.
The Web Developer extension adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser with various web developer tools like disabling elements, cookies handling, forms, viewing and editing CSS style sheets, managing images, displaying and outlining page elements, resizing your window and more. One I use very often is View Generated Source (under View Source). This lets you see what the source code looks like after it has been manipulated by JavaScript, like for instance by an AJAX call or a DOM manipulation. If your a web developer this is a must have.

Get it here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60