Google Chrome
Advanced #
No “Proceed Anyway” Option #
Chrome won’t show a “Proceed Anyway” button on some invalid certificate errors (NET::ERR_CERT_INVALID, HSTS sites). Use the hidden bypass as a workaround, only for sites you trust such as your own lab hosts.
- Click on the error page so it has focus
- Type
thisisunsafe(nothing appears on screen, the page reloads)
The keyword has changed in the past, so if it stops working search for the current phrase. The proper fix is a trusted certificate: see SSL Certificates Cheat-Sheet to trust your own CA, or use Let’s Encrypt via Cert-Manager or Traefik.
Useful Internal Pages #
| URL | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
chrome://flags | Experimental features |
chrome://net-internals/#hsts | Delete a domain’s HSTS entry (search for the domain, then delete) |
chrome://net-internals/#dns | DNS cache (or chrome://net-internals/#dns clear host cache) |
chrome://settings/certificates | Certificate manager |
chrome://version | Version and profile path |
chrome://inspect | Debug remote targets |
chrome://gpu | GPU status |
chrome://flags/#allow-insecure-localhost allows invalid certificates on localhost only.
Keyboard Shortcuts (macOS) #
| SHORTCUT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
Cmd+L | Focus the address bar |
Cmd+T / Cmd+W | New / close tab |
Cmd+Shift+T | Reopen closed tab |
Cmd+Option+Left / Right | Previous / next tab |
Cmd+Option+I | Developer tools |
Cmd+Shift+R | Hard reload (bypass cache) |
Cmd+Shift+N | Incognito window |
Cmd+Shift+Delete | Clear browsing data |
Cmd+Option+J | Open the console |
See MacOS keyboard shortcuts for general macOS keys.