Google has added support to search over SSL secure encrypted connection, where user can enjoy end-to-end encrypted search between local computer and Google’s server. Secure Google Search communication channel helps protect search terms and search results pages from being intercepted or sniffed by malicious hackers or third-party proxies.
To search with Google over SSL secure connection, users can manually visit https://encrypted.google.com. However, the Google Search search provider which been added to Internet Explorer (IE7, IE8 and IE9) through Windows Internet Explorer Add-ons Gallery does not use Google over SSL URL as default search provider, for both searches and search suggestions in the IE search box.
To force the IE built-in search box to use Google SSL Search, just following the trick in the guide below to install and add a search provide that default to using encrypted Google SSL Search URL to perform searches and provide type-ahead search suggestions securely.
In IE, click on the “Down Arrow” at the end of the search box, then go to Find More Providers…. Alternatively, visit directly to URL of http://www.ieaddons.com/searchproviders.
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