Certificate errors are the most annoying ever

[Fernando Carvalho]

One of the errors that drives me crazy are the certificate errors.

Today I found one of the worsts I ever see. I'm making some WebGL and NaCl tests on a machine, so I had to switch chrome beta, in order to get some extra features.

So, when I tried to access the link to download the beta version of Chrome, I got a certificate error.

I don't know what to do in these situations, because chrome don't offer an option to proceed. I think that the options that we have here are: go to bed and cry () or try the link on another browser.

Very sad, because I think that chrome is best Browser ever.

On Firefox, we have the option to proceed anyway. I think that we should have this on Google Chrome.

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Fernando

[PhistucK]

Some sites require the browser no to let the user proceed anyway when the browser faces a certificate error when trying to go to them.

A lot of Google websites require this behavior.

This is a security feature.

There is a chance you are simply under a man in the middle attack (the man in the middle could be you, obviously and could be intentional, but still).

☆PhistucK

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Fernando

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[Joao da Silva]

Strange, that shouldn't happen. I'd check the system date on that machine; the certificate is not meant to be valid before the 26th of October 2011.

-Joao

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Fernando

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[Evans Turner (Work)]

I would recommend you check the system date and time, ESPECIALLY THE
YEAR.

-Evans


On Feb 24, 7:41 am, Fernando Carvalho

<fernandocarvalhocoe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> One of the errors that drives me crazy are the certificate errors.
> Today I found one of the worsts I ever see. I'm making some WebGL and NaCl
> tests on a machine, so I had to switch chrome beta, in order to get some
> extra features.
> So, when I tried to access the link to download the beta version of Chrome,
> I got a certificate error.
> I don't know what to do in these situations, because chrome don't offer an
> option to proceed. I think that the options that we have here are: go to

> bed and cry ([?]) or try the link on another browser.[?]

> Very sad, because I think that chrome is best Browser ever.
> On Firefox, we have the option to proceed anyway. I think that we should
> have this on Google Chrome.
>
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> Fernando
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[Fernando Carvalho]

After digging around, I found the problem:

The computer where I tested that, is a little old, and it's baterry is not holding the Setup configurations, so every time it is turned off, it rolls back to 1/1/2004. 

So I think that when Chrome is going to check the date, it sees that the certificate is valid on a future date.

Sorry for the trouble.

But anyway, is there a way to disable this Chrome security feature? Sometimes, when I try to access my college website, I receive that same error. It don't happens always, but it happens.

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Fernando