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| From | Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.os.linux, comp.os.linux.networking |
| Subject | Re: What do do? (forums.mtbr.com uses an invalid security certificate) |
| Followup-To | comp.os.linux.networking |
| Date | 2017-06-08 10:08 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <slrnoji8n1.1b6.dan@xps-linux.djph.net> (permalink) |
| References | <ohacq6$167$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
Followups directed to: comp.os.linux.networking
harry newton wrote: > I just want to have a normal safe encrypted connection to this web site: > https://forums.mtbr.com/ > > But I get this error which is what I'm asking you about: > http://i.cubeupload.com/pNM36t.gif > > The error in words is: > Your connection is not secure. > The owner of forums.mtbr.com has configured their website improperly. > To protect your information from being stolen, Tor Browser has > not connected to this website. > [Advanced] > forums.mtbr.com uses an invalid security certificate. > The certificate is only valid for the following names: > cloudfront.net,*.cloudfront.net > Error code: SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_DOMAIN > [Add Exception...] > > Should I press "Add Exception"? > All I want is to log into the site in a secure encrypted way. Contact the forum admin -- seems they're using cloudfront as a CDN / loadbalancer, but the certs are misconfigured. > > I'm not sure what is the RIGHT thing to do. It's a bit of a grey area, honestly. > > What I did was press the button to download the certificate. > Did I need to do that? Probably - depends on the actual browser (most just allow you to add an exception on a temporary or permanent basis). > > Did I do the right steps? > How do I undo what I did if not? For some value of "right". Revoking the exception depends on the what the "base" browser is (i.e. Firefox or Chrome), as they each have slightly different methods for revoking the exception. > > Can someone just explain what is going on to a networking noob? Sparknotes version: - You went to website https://forums.somewhere.com - The site presented a certificate for https://somewhere-else.com - Your browser properly alerted you to the disparity between "expected" and "provided" certificates. -- |_|O|_| Registered Linux user #585947 |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: 05CA 9A50 3F2E 1335 4DC5 4AEE 8E11 DDF3 1279 A281
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What do do? (forums.mtbr.com uses an invalid security certificate) harry newton <harry@is.invalid> - 2017-06-08 02:29 +0000 Re: What do do? (forums.mtbr.com uses an invalid security certificate) "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2017-06-08 07:04 +0200 Re: What do do? (forums.mtbr.com uses an invalid security certificate) Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2017-06-08 10:08 +0000 Re: What do do? (forums.mtbr.com uses an invalid security certificate) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2017-06-08 07:41 -0700 Re: What do do? (forums.mtbr.com uses an invalid security certificate) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2017-06-08 09:26 -0700
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