Hi, It does suck a bit, but there seems to be nothing we can do about this apart from asking users to upgrade their browsers (so they have the up-to-date certificates installed with it), that they blindly accept the certification, follow the instructions in that tutorial (http://gna.org/tls/tutorial/), or to ask Gna! to turn off https :S Firefox automatic updates should remove the problem. This is a bit of a pain!! Stupid system! Grrrr..........
Regards, Edward On 29 November 2010 17:17, Sébastien Morin <sebastien.mo...@unibas.ch> wrote: > Hi, > > Thank you Edward for the link to the tutorial. > > Of course, it would be better if the problem was fixed, since this, as you > said, may scare people off Gna! website... > > Cheers, > > > Séb :) > > > On 10-11-29 10:48 AM, Edward d'Auvergne wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I've had a look at this and it seems to be an easily solvable issue. >> It has been reported to Gna! at: >> >> https://gna.org/support/?1997 >> >> The problem is that the CAcert.org root certificate is not included >> with the browser, or it's probably out of date and needs updating. >> There are instructions at: >> >> http://gna.org/tls/tutorial/ >> >> The simplest solution though is to accept the site as being secure. >> This is only for encrypted transfer of webpages and files from Gna!, >> so assuming the site is not secure, then it would be the same security >> as unencrypted webpages. It's not really an issue, but it does scare >> people off :S >> >> Cheers, >> >> Edward >> >> >> >> On 24 November 2010 16:01, Sébastien Morin<sebastien.mo...@unibas.ch> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Thanks to Fred Damberger, I just recalled observing a security-related >>> issue >>> with the Gna website. >>> >>> Here is the message Firefox gives when trying to login on Gna: >>> >>> ======== >>> This Connection is Untrusted >>> >>> You have asked Firefox to connect >>> securely to gna.org, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure. >>> >>> Normally, when you try to connect securely, >>> sites will present trusted identification to prove that you are >>> going to the right place. However, this site's identity can't be >>> verified. >>> >>> What Should I Do? >>> >>> If you usually connect to >>> this site without problems, this error could mean that someone is >>> trying to impersonate the site, and you shouldn't continue. >>> >>> Technical Details >>> >>> gna.org uses an invalid security certificate. >>> >>> The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown. >>> >>> (Error code: sec_error_unknown_issuer) >>> >>> I Understand the Risks >>> >>> If you understand what's going on, you >>> can tell Firefox to start trusting this site's identification. >>> Even if you trust the site, this error could mean that someone is >>> tampering with your connection. >>> >>> Don't add an exception unless >>> you know there's a good reason why this site doesn't use trusted >>> identification. >>> ======== >>> >>> Is this important ? >>> Should this be fixed by the Gna people ? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> Séb :) >>> >>> -- >>> Sébastien Morin, Ph.D. >>> Postdoctoral fellow >>> S. Grzesiek NMR Laboratory >>> Biozentrum, Universität Basel >>> Basel, Switzerland >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> relax (http://nmr-relax.com) >>> >>> This is the relax-users mailing list >>> relax-users@gna.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, get a password >>> reminder, or change your subscription options, >>> visit the list information page at >>> https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-users >>> > > -- > Sébastien Morin, Ph.D. > Postdoctoral fellow > S. Grzesiek NMR Laboratory > Biozentrum, Universität Basel > Basel, Switzerland > > _______________________________________________ relax (http://nmr-relax.com) This is the relax-users mailing list relax-users@gna.org To unsubscribe from this list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, visit the list information page at https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-users
