www.worldsocialism.org invalid certificate message
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Tristan Miller.
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November 24, 2017 at 1:24 pm #85891
maxhess
ParticipantJust in case no one is aware, clicking on Google links to the worldsocialism.org website brings up this warning message (I'm using Chrome browser).
November 25, 2017 at 6:59 am #130785alanjjohnstone
KeymasterI got the same message using google chrome.
This definitely discourages traffic so is there something that can be done?November 25, 2017 at 12:06 pm #130786ALB
KeymasterWhen I got oit I scrolled down and click a box which said "Make Exception" or something like that. So I did and it worked. I'm using Firefox.
November 25, 2017 at 2:45 pm #130787Anonymous
InactiveALB wrote:When I got oit I scrolled down and click a box which said "Make Exception" or something like that. So I did and it worked. I'm using Firefox.Likewise but I still think it's problem that needs to be addressed by the Internet Committee.
November 25, 2017 at 4:03 pm #130788DJP
ParticipantLooks like a problem with the SSL certificate.You can avoid by visiting the site via regular http rather than httpshttp://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb
November 26, 2017 at 9:46 pm #130789Anonymous
InactiveThe security warning is due to an expired SSL certificate. The Internet Committee is aware of the problem and is working on a solution.
November 27, 2017 at 1:10 am #130790Brian
Participantgnome wrote:The security warning is due to an expired SSL certificate. The Internet Committee is aware of the problem and is working on a solution.The SSL certificate had not expired. For some reason it was not automatically renewed.
November 27, 2017 at 3:22 am #130791alanjjohnstone
KeymasterWhatever the cause, it is proving to be a nuisance for myself using Google Chrome. We don't have the ignore option as Firefox does.Whenever i encountered this pop-up message elsewhere i "returned to safety"…i am sure some traffic will take that option and not visit the site. Quicker the snag is solved, the better.
November 27, 2017 at 5:37 am #130792J Surman
ParticipantHi Alan, I asked 'my' Alan about this. He says he moved away from anything google some time ago as they've become more and more intrusive and controlling.The browsers he uses, both which function very well, are Yandex beta and Opera. Mine , and his sometimes, is Firefox.As for search engines we both use DuckDuckGo having dumped google. DuckDuckGo doesn't track you so there's no crap to deal with – not trying to flog you info etc.To clean up facebook use FBPurityPeriodically this computer skills necessity drives me absolutely bonkers – I have to leave the room screaming!
November 27, 2017 at 8:48 pm #130793Tristan Miller
KeymasterDJP wrote:You can avoid by visiting the site via regular http rather than httpsYou can do that, but at the cost of security, since this makes it easier for malicious individuals to impersonate you or to discover your password. We really ought to be automatically redirecting HTTP traffic to HTTPS…Anyway, the problem was indeed an expired certificate. The certificate was automatically renewed before it expired, but for whatever reason the renewed version didn't get automatically installed, so the website was continuing to serve the old, expired one. I installed the new one in such a way that (I hope) the problem will not recur. HTTPS connections should be working again, and I encourage everyone to connect to the site that way only.
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