Many web sites use certificates to identify themselves when you visit the site. If Certificate Manager doesn't recognize the certificate authority (CA) that issued a web site's certificate, it displays an alert that allows you to examine the new web site certificate and decide what to do: +
Many web sites use certificates to identify themselves when you visit the site. If Certificate Manager doesn't recognize the certificate authority (CA) that issued a web site's certificate, it displays an alert that allows you to examine the new web site certificate and decide what to do.
To dismiss the alert and proceed with your work, click Continue or Cancel: - +
You can choose one of these options from this alert:
Canceling might be appropriate, for example, if you perform financial transactions at the web site. In this case you might want to report the problem to the bank or other organization that runs the site and confirm that the site's certificate is valid before you go any further. - -
If you selected "Remember this certificate permanently," Certificate Manager will recognize this certificate as legitimate identification until the certificate expires. -
If you did not select "Remember this certificate permanently," Certificate Manager will recognize this certificate as legitimate identification for this session only. You'll see the same alert the next time you visit the site.
Selecting "Remember this certificate permanently" solves the problem for this web site certificate, but you'll see the same alert for any other web site whose certificate was issued by the same CA. +
Click OK to confirm your choice. If you click Cancel, Certificate Manager will not recognize the certificate as legitimate identification and will not connect to the web site. -
To ensure that the Certificate Manager will trust all certificates issued by a given CA, you must edit the trust settings for the corresponding CA certificate. To do so, follow these steps: +
Important note for server administrators: This alert may be triggered by a server that is not configured correctly. To find out if this is the case, the server administrator or webmaster for the site you are attempting to visit should check the status of any required intermediate CAs and if necessary, install the missing certificate in the server. + +
If you decide to contact the web site's webmaster about this issue, you can include the following information: + +
For advanced users: To ensure that Certificate Manager trusts all certificates issued by a given CA, you can edit the trust settings for the corresponding CA certificate. To do so, follow these steps:
18 June 2002
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