libprs500 Website Certificate Error

NigelS · 12-10-2007, 06:45 AM

Hi

Whenever I try to access any of the website pages for libprs500 my web browser (IE7 running under Vista) refuses to connect, saying there is a Certificate error. There is a link which allows me to view the webpage, but Microsoft warns me strongly that I shouldn't click it!

Is this a temporary problem? Is it just me?

Thanks
NigelS (new user with a Sony PRS505 on the way to UK as I write)

gwynevans · 12-10-2007, 07:30 AM

It's just Microsoft erring on the 'paranoid' side when presented with a self-certified certificate!

The problem is that to have a certificate that's 'signed' by one of the "chains of trust" already known to IE costs the site owner non-trivial amounts of money. That's OK if you're making serious money from the web-site, but doesn't fit the requirements of the hobbyist/open-source developer, so if they want to use https (to encrypt the data between their users browsers & their site) they have to use certificates that IE doesn't 'know'. As a result, IE shows the messages you refer to!

Personally, I've told Firefox to accept it permanently & have no concerns about doing so.

FixB · 12-10-2007, 07:45 AM

Same advice here : Firefox has a much better way to deal with this problem

NigelS · 12-10-2007, 10:06 AM

Thanks to both, I will bash my IE7 into submission

12-10-2007, 06:45 AM	#1
NigelS Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 188 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: PRS-505	libprs500 Website Certificate Error Hi Whenever I try to access any of the website pages for libprs500 my web browser (IE7 running under Vista) refuses to connect, saying there is a Certificate error. There is a link which allows me to view the webpage, but Microsoft warns me strongly that I shouldn't click it! Is this a temporary problem? Is it just me? Thanks NigelS (new user with a Sony PRS505 on the way to UK as I write)

12-10-2007, 07:30 AM	#2
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	It's just Microsoft erring on the 'paranoid' side when presented with a self-certified certificate! The problem is that to have a certificate that's 'signed' by one of the "chains of trust" already known to IE costs the site owner non-trivial amounts of money. That's OK if you're making serious money from the web-site, but doesn't fit the requirements of the hobbyist/open-source developer, so if they want to use https (to encrypt the data between their users browsers & their site) they have to use certificates that IE doesn't 'know'. As a result, IE shows the messages you refer to! Personally, I've told Firefox to accept it permanently & have no concerns about doing so. Last edited by gwynevans; 12-10-2007 at 07:31 AM. Reason: Use more than 1 sentence in a paragraph! :-)

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12-10-2007, 07:45 AM	#3
FixB Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 499 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: France, Toulouse Device: Sony PRS500	Same advice here : Firefox has a much better way to deal with this problem

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