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Having a problem with a Mac running OS 9.  I try to gain access to a
secure server (wwws) and get an error that reads:
"Unable to establish a secure connection with wwws.website.com.  There is
a problem with the security certificate from wwws.website.com."

I have tried it in both Internet Explorer and Netscape.  I can get to the
site with no problem from a Windows machine.

Any thoughts?  Suggestions?

Thank you in advance.

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Koncept vandalized the comp.sys.macintosh bathroom wall with:

K>
K> > Having a problem with a Mac running OS 9.  I try to gain access to a
K> > secure server (wwws) and get an error that reads:
K> > "Unable to establish a secure connection with wwws.website.com.  There is
K> > a problem with the security certificate from wwws.website.com."
K> >
K> > I have tried it in both Internet Explorer and Netscape.  I can get to the
K> > site with no problem from a Windows machine.
K> >
K> > Any thoughts?  Suggestions?
K> >
K> > Thank you in advance.
K> >
K> >
K> >
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K> > "The fall of the mightiest of kingdoms,
K> > will stem from small cracks in its walls."
K> > postcount=$(($postcount+1))
K> > http://tinyurl.com/ff8m
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K> >
K>
K> email the site and tell them that they are having trouble with their
K> security certificate. The problem is not likely on your end.
K>
That was what I thought.  But wouldnt that also reject users using a
Windows machine?

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Koncept cleaned the comp.sys.macintosh bathroom wall with:

K> Oops. This was deserved. I didn't read the part in the message that
K> stated the "no problem with windows" bit. I appoligize for the
K> misinformation and assumed that you were having trouble cross platform
K> for some reason.
K>
K> I am no security guru, but from my basic understanding of the process,
K> when you connect to a secure site, both your browser and the site share
K> security certificate information. This is what maintains the secure
K> connection between you and the site. If it works on WIndows and not on
K> macs, then the problem may very well be on the Mac end.
K>
K> I'm sure somebody else in here may have more info for you on the
K> subject and appoligize again for stearing you in the wrong direction.
K>
K> * Hope that cleans up the wall a bit.
To anyone interested, I figured out what the problem was, and it was so
simple I could smack myself.  There was a power outage and for some odd
reason the only thing it messed up was the date.  The time was the same,
but it was set back about 10 years.  This caused the secuirty certificates
to become invalid.  I fixed the time and everything worked fine from then
on.

Thanks!

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