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Im having trouble accessing the site. It says the site has a security and privacy problem and that somone might be trying to steal my information from this site. I have to click and say continue but it's still giving me warnings.
Bimmy
Check you computer time. Sometimes, when it cannot get the correct time from the Internet, it will make security certificates seem to be expired. Just a shot in the dark, though.
~Tom
Clock is fine...this is the only site affected
We did ask upgrade this morning. It sounds like there is a bug. We'll look into it and get it fixed.
Thanks,
Sol
Are you experiencing the problem on a certain device or particular part of the site?
Thanks,
Sol
Are you experiencing the problem on a certain device or particular part of the site?
Thanks,
Sol
Hi Sol,
I just encountered the problem on my iPad (using Safari) and on my Mac (using Firefox). Strangely, I did I've the warning on the Mac running safari.
SolN wrote:Are you experiencing the problem on a certain device or particular part of the site?
Thanks,
SolHi Sol,
I just encountered the problem on my iPad (using Safari) and on my Mac (using Firefox). Strangely, I did I've the warning on the Mac running safari.
And in both cases, it was at the login page.
On my mobile, Chrome won't allow the connection while the Android native browser allows bit. Unfortunately the native browser can't pour water out of a boot with instructions written on the bottom when it comes to fields you type in.
I think this may be because we moved servers last night. I suspect the new IP address is propagating and so some of the time you are getting the new server and it works fine, and some of the time you are getting the old server and getting an error. We'll look into it further but my hope is that the problem will be gone by tomorrow. It can take 48 hours for full propagation.
Sol
Chrome on my phone and chrome on my tablet. Every page asks me to verify I want to continue to the dangerous site. Lol!
Bimmy
Not getting anything like that, Sol. I use Firefox on all my OS. But I have my username/PW saved in the FF vault so it automatically fills the login fields.
~Tom
Login fields aren't the issue. It's within the Secure HTTP machinery.
I just feel there has to be provision in the rfcs for pushing critical changes through. The site becomes unusable if your browser refuses to make an encrypted connection because it's not as sure as you are about the site.
Oh, I'm well aware of the difference between HTTP and HTTPS. A lot of people don't realize that even something as big as Facebook has both a HTTP and an HTTPS connection available. Depending on what URL you use to access the site (this and most others), you get either a non-secure or a crypto-covered connection.
Sol's answer is probably the right one. It takes a while for a given URL to be propagated throughout the DNS servers. Until it is fully disseminated, you get security glitches if your browser is looking for a HTTPS and all it can find is HTTP.
~Tom
48 hours seems excessive, though. With all the terrific work the IETF has done, why would they create an "unusable or unsafe for two days" scenario?
The default browser in Android is still blocking access (9 PM ET).
We put in another fix. Let me know if you still experience the problem.
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