Is the `Tools -> Certificates' option in the menu of any use?
-- "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." On 2015-03-30 10:25, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > Hey, all. I've got a cert that has two "problems" with it: > > 1) It's self-signed, and > 2) Its associated with a hostname that's inaccessible externally; the > *service* is accessible externally, but through port forwarding. > > To work around #2, I set up an /etc/hosts entry; based on what I > understand about SSL (or *think* I understand; I'm pretty hazy on > certain parts), that should be okay. But #1 seems to be an issue. When > I try to fire up Pidgin, here's what I get: > ----------------- > Unable to validate certificate > The certificate for foo.com could not be validated. The certificate > chain presented is invalid. > ----------------- > > I've googled until I'm blue in the face, tried to toggle the various > features in the advanced tab in Pidgin's XMMP settings, tried to copy > the PEM file everywhere and running various update-ca-certificates > commands, etc., to no avail. (Truly, it astonishes me that there's no > "accept the damn cert, already" feature, but not sure what's to be done > about that.) > > Anyone have this issue? Any suggestions on a work-around? The > surprising thing is that this is relatively new; my home machine works > fine. I almost wonder if it's an Ubuntu "feature," as my Mint system > seems happy enough -- maybe something's been updated in SSL or somesuch, > and it hasn't percolated to Mint yet. Though as I haven't done a new > Mint install, even that's pure speculation on my part. > > Thanks for any insights... > > -Ken > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/