SSL is a standard in web encryption technology. Occasionally, a website will have issues related the to this security system, which may cause the web browser to throw an error to occur.
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What is a Certificate?
A certificate is essentially a badge provided by a third party which that verifies that the page you 're are trying to access is legitimate. Without a certificate, a third party could can easily "Spoofspoof" a website to steal personal information. Using HTTP instead of HTTPS opens your data and browsing to a wide variety of easily preventable attacks.
Below are errors that usually appear in Firefox or Chrome.
Possible Errors
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Bypassable Errors
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Some errors can be bypassed by going to advanced Advanced → proceede Proceed to website Website (unsafe). For these errors, it is not recommended to proceed, as any information or forms you enter can be easily intercepted.
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Currently, the only bypassable error is: NET::ERR_CERT_CONTAINS_ERRORS |
Non-Bypassable Errors
Most SSL errors in browsers have become are non-bypassable. That means , meaning it is up to the site owner to fix the SSL certificate.
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Workarounds for Non-Bypassable Errors
It is possible to fix this in some cases by doing the following:
- Clear Browser and Cache - Clearing the Cache in Web Browsers.
- Manually enter HTTP://site.com
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| Most sites use HTTPS redirect, which means they will force you to use HTTPS and this will not work. |
If it is an emergency and you are only attempting to view information (no logins), then it IS is possible to disable browser security.
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Launching Chrome with
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Flags on Windows
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- Press keys the Win + R keys.
- Enter "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe."
--ignore-certificate-errors - Press Enter.
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Launching Chrome with
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Flags on OSX
- Open terminal Terminal under Finder ->Applications→Utilities→ Applications → Utilities.
- Enter
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --ignore-certificate-errors --ignore-urlfetcher-cert-requests &> /dev/null - Press Enter
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