sec_error_untrusted_issuer and can't add exception on every https (ssl) site!
Fri, 06/19/2009 - 09:18 — patrickdrd
When going to ANY https(ssl) URL I get a dialog box with the following message:
Secure Connection Failed
sitename uses an invalid security certificate.
The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is not trusted.
(Error code: sec_error_untrusted_issuer)
When I click on add exception, it says
"Unable to obtain identification status for the given site"
Is there any way to bypass this?
Thanks in advance!
There is no reason to bypass
There is no reason to bypass this. You should be very careful accessing web sites which pretend to have valid secure certificate. For example if you visit https://www.paypal.com I am hundred percent sure you won't get this error.
well ok...
https://www.paypal.com works just fine,
but when trying with other (legitimate) site I was able to add an exception before using foxyproxy,
now that I'm using it, I can't add
https://leahscape.com/
for example
https://leahscape.com/
doesn't work and the problem is that I can't add the exception :-(
("Unable to obtain identification status for the given site")
screenshots
http://i40.tinypic.com/15672hv.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/ipcgm9.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/140w28p.jpg
Can you please try
Can you please try https://www.leahscape.com/
doesn't work either
same problem(s) :-(
Patrick, You should be very
Patrick,
You should be very careful. You almost certainly have a compromised computer. You are likely being subjected to a man-in-the-middle attack via a virus, trojan horse, rootkit, or some other malware. It could also be the proxy server(s) you are using injecting a MITM attack in your web requests.
Eric
no
this is not the case,
but sth strange happens,
it's due to firefox 3 new way of identifying the certificate issuer,
i.e. somehow, the bank I work for now,
issues it's name for each and every certificate,
I mean takes over the certificate issuer and puts the bank as the issuer,
but, before using foxyproxy I was able to bypass that and add the certificate as an exception,
after that, I cannot add the exception, I don't have the right to,
if you want you can check this link too:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=911375
Impossible to add an exception to auto signed certificate
All is in the title, I have the same problem when Foxyproxy Plus is installed but only for self signed certificate websites, other work fine (ex: paypal etc.)
example : https://svn.electricmonk.nl/
First I get : http://img194.yfrog.com/img194/35/prtscrcapturec.jpg
and then it's impossble to retrieve the certificate to add the exception : http://img692.yfrog.com/img692/6729/ajoutduneexceptiondescu.jpg
If I uninstall Foxyproxy Plus the problem is solved I can add an exception.
It's very annoying, thanks for your help
Thanks for reporting this.
Thanks for reporting this. In the meantime, you don't need to uninstall FoxyProxy Plus. You should be able to just "disable" it. I know that is annoying. I am researching the issue and will fix it if possible.
Thanks,
Eric