Thanks for the info, Jeff. I did as described below, but no change. Not sure 
what to try next…
-Carl


On Apr 24, 2015, at 12:20 PM, Jeff Weinberger <j...@jeffweinberger.com> wrote:

> I've been getting similar issues with Dropbox and a few other sites. Not 
> consistently, but every now and then.
> 
> Every time I raise an issue to tech support, they suggest that there's 
> something wrong with the root certificate on my Mac. I don't know if this is 
> true, but it temporarily fixed the issue for me...though it did recur.
> 
> Here is what Dropbox support gave me as instructions to replace the root 
> certificate:
> 
> 1. Manually deleted the local copy of DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA
> 
> - Open Keychain Access, select keychains
> 
> - Login
> 
> - Select category: certificates
> 
> - Search for DigiCert
> 
> - Right click and delete
> 
> 2.Downloaded the root/intermediate cert(s) from 
> https://www.digicert.com/digicert-root-certificates.htm
> 
> - DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA
> 
> - DigiCert SHA2 Extended Validation Server CA
> 
> - DigiCert High Assurance CA-3
> 
> 3. Add these certs to Keychain Access simply by double clicking them
> 
> - If that doesn't work you can manually import via File > Import
> 
> 
> Hope that helps!
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu> 
> wrote:
> Okay, I just tried this in Chrome and I get the same result. Something’s 
> wrong…
> 
> -Carl
> 
> 
> On Apr 24, 2015, at 12:11 PM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Just today Safari 7.1.5 is acting like it doesn’t recognize ebay anymore. Is 
>> it just my Safari.app, or is anyone else experiencing this when trying to 
>> buy from ebay? 
>> 
>> It puts up the following alert panel:
>> 
>> 
>> Safari can't verify the identity of the website
>> "checkout.patments.ebay.com".
>> The certificate for this website is invalid. You might be connecting to a
>> website that is pretending to be "checkout.payments.ebay.com", which
>> could put your confidential information at risk. Would you like to connect to
>> the website anyway?
>> 
>> 
>> If I click on "Show Certificate" it shows:
>> 
>> VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G5
>> Root certificate authority
>> Expires: Wed, July 16, 2036 at 4:59:59 Pacific Standard Time
>> ✓ This certificate is valid
>> 
>> So… is it safe to use this anyway?
>> -Carl
>> 
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