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Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:46 pm
by Fairynuff
This evening, each time I log in (on any device) I get a pop up saying Security Certificate Revoked, This site is not safe. And no matter how much I delete it, it comes back.

Re: Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:15 pm
by Tom 2000
Not getting that message. It must be your devices.

Re: Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:17 pm
by Paul
Fine here too (i-pad and i-phone)

Re: Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:27 pm
by Tom 2000
It seems to be a Microsoft issue. I am not sure if it was ever explained.

Re: Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:56 pm
by Rab J
No issues for me using Windows 10 on a Surface Pro.

Re: Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 11:30 pm
by goron59
If your OS or browser are ancient/unpatched, this could happen (ie your trust store has not been updated in a long time).
Or perhaps you've got some kind of infection that getting in the middle.

If you can, update your OS, use latest browser version. Or use a different browser.

As others have pointed out, the certificate used to identify and encrypt traffic from this website is fine (well, it is from feb 2 to may 3 2019 anyway).

Re: Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:25 am
by Fairynuff
I've got a desk-top on W7 and a laptop on W8 both on latest version of IE11 the desk-top has NIS the laptop uses windows defender and I get the SCR pop up on both. I have an ipad and I don't get it on that. I can uncheck the box in IE and disable it checking for all revoked certs but I'd rather not do that. Google tell me I should be able to find and look at the certificate in advanced options, I can see many certificates there but can't identify this forums certificate - how do I identify this forums certificate?

Re: Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:34 am
by Paul
I gave up on Explorer quite a while back (I think it was IE9 or IE 10) on my main PC. So many conflicts, certificate warnings,

Re: Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:05 am
by goron59
Fairynuff wrote: Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:25 am I've got a desk-top on W7 and a laptop on W8 both on latest version of IE11 the desk-top has NIS the laptop uses windows defender and I get the SCR pop up on both. I have an ipad and I don't get it on that. I can uncheck the box in IE and disable it checking for all revoked certs but I'd rather not do that. Google tell me I should be able to find and look at the certificate in advanced options, I can see many certificates there but can't identify this forums certificate - how do I identify this forums certificate?
All modern browsers will tell you the certificate (indeed the whole trust chain) by clicking on the padlock or other device the browser uses.
I don't use IE except on some ancient work Windows 7 devices, so can't say more on that. But you seem comfortable googling, so that will probably help you out here.

But do yourself a favour and use almost any browser except IE: Chrome, Firefox, Opera... anything really.

If it still happens, then they are using your operating system's trust stores/certificates, in which case you probably need a different kind of forum for help :)

Re: Security Certificate Revoked

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:22 am
by Fairynuff
It seems to have stopped. I haven't done anything / changed anything but the pop ups aren't popping up now . . . another one of life's mysteries.