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Nat28Nat28 Posts: 2,949
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Everytime I go to a thread on here it keeps coming up about the certififate for this site. The name on the certificate is different from the site and do I want to continue Me no understand. Someone tell me what it means please

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  • chrisjrchrisjr Posts: 33,282
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    Nat28 wrote: »
    Everytime I go to a thread on here it keeps coming up about the certififate for this site. The name on the certificate is different from the site and do I want to continue Me no understand. Someone tell me what it means please
    You shouldn't be seeing any message about certificates. You should only get those on web pages that are using a secure link which none of the DS forum pages do.You can tell a secure page because it starts off https:// whereas a "normal" webpage starts off http:// which you should be seeing on DS. (though be aware the browser may hide the http bit)

    What web browser do you use? From what you've posted I suspect Internet Explorer.In which case does it look like this?

    http://i.msdn.microsoft.com/dynimg/IC637065.jpg
  • U96U96 Posts: 13,937
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    When it goes weird I switch to Firefox and never have any problems.
  • Nat28Nat28 Posts: 2,949
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    chrisjr wrote: »
    You shouldn't be seeing any message about certificates. You should only get those on web pages that are using a secure link which none of the DS forum pages do.You can tell a secure page because it starts off https:// whereas a "normal" webpage starts off http:// which you should be seeing on DS. (though be aware the browser may hide the http bit)

    What web browser do you use? From what you've posted I suspect Internet Explorer.In which case does it look like this?

    http://i.msdn.microsoft.com/dynimg/IC637065.jpg

    Its a wee box comes up saying there is problems with the certificate for this site do I want to go back or continue. When I look up more info it says the certificate name is different to the site. Im really thick. I think its internet Explorer
  • RobinOfLoxleyRobinOfLoxley Posts: 27,040
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    Check your Date/Time is correct
  • Nat28Nat28 Posts: 2,949
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    RobinOfLoxley wrote: »
    Check your Date/Time is correct

    Its an hour out. Does it make a difference ?
  • RobinOfLoxleyRobinOfLoxley Posts: 27,040
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    An hour is probably OK, but correct it anyway.

    Often when your CMOS/BIOS battery fails and you revert to 1982 or whatever, you get certificate errors. Not in this case then.
  • evil cevil c Posts: 7,833
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    Did correcting the time fix the problem? If not I suggest you start a new thread in the PC Forum with a more descriptive title than 'help'. If you want the problem fixed then it's no use asking a vague question in the wrong forum. Check which version of Internet Explorer you have by clicking Help (on a webpage), then clicking About Internet Explorer. Also which Windows operating system do you have?

    Please also write (or copy and paste) the exact wording of the error message(s).
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