Anyone has seen this warning :
Rick McDonald wrote:
I saw that same message on something else earlier this week on my phone when surfing. It it probably one of those messages that if you click on the link to send it "To Google" you are probably actually sending it to the identity thief so they can steel your information.
I usually go on the basis of - if I don't know what it is and it doesn't sound right, just cancel out of the page and try again - don't click on links.
I doubt the Forum page would have this message since they should have better protection.
DON'T CLICK THE LINK.
I'm running chrome and kept trying but can't login Forum
Now I'm using Microsoft Edge to login and post this mesg
I'm using Chrome - no issues other than looking at this new forum format
Shields up, Mr. Scott!
Hey,
Just to clear a few things. This message is a message displayed by FireFox/Chrome/Internet Explorer when accessing a secured page(https) which the certificate has either expired or not been renewed yet.
If you're accessing the forums and see this message, there was probably an update on security certificates and it hadn't passed through yet or something along that line.
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Says it's the time stamp validation between your computer and the server didn't match and that's why it returned that error.
Did you try to clean the cookies?
Tateos Tvapanyan wrote:
Did you try to clean the cookies?
I've done it once a while. Will do it again today
I have never seen this type of message. I use Google Chrome and McAfee internet Security.
Maha Nadarasa wrote:
I have never seen this type of message. I use Google Chrome and McAfee internet Security.
Actually, this is the first time I see it
I believe its a problem with the website's SSL certificate (probably after the forum redesign).
If the certificate isn’t set up correctly, this means data can’t be encrypted properly and therefore the site is unsafe to visit. Instead of loading the site, it will deliver an error message, such as “your connection is not private.”
There's various methods to get rid of the message, but i usually scroll down,click advanced and press proceed to [Insert website here]. Only do this if you trust the website you are trying to access..
Click on the little lock icon next to the URL in the address bar, then click on Certificate. Then click the Certification Path tab, take a screenshot and post it here.
Here is the screen shot
As I said, it could be something as feeble as the clock on your computer not being synch'ed with the clock on the server. When your computer is connected to the Internet, it automatically synchronizes the local computer time with the Windows time service. However, sometimes, the system clock doesn't show the accurate time and faces issues while syncing with the network time protocol or NTP servers. This is what causes this error to pop-up.
As Frederik Herløw stated, if you know and trust the website you are accessing, then no big deal. If not, then back out and try again.
Alex,
I believe it might be the cause as the clock on my computer has not been updated for the last couple of wks
When I login, the clock showed the time when I shut down the computer. I've tried dif. ways to fix it but no luck so far. Still manually update every day - I've seen issues with outlook and skype
Hello Christian,
You should replace desktop motherboard battery, which is required to maintain its time.
Milan Wendl wrote:
Hello Christian,
You should replace desktop motherboard battery, which is required to maintain its time.
Thank you - I did google and try all - Malware might be the cause?
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-reasons-windows-computer-loses-time-date/
That's the trick to get people to download a "removal/detection tool" which is a malware.
I agree, we have been having problems with batteries dying on many of our older (~8 years) desktop systems - especially if they have been in an off state for a while. Battery ALWAYS fixes the clock issue when we see it.
btw,.. did you somehow use the direct ip address? (https://204.93.89.9) .. bcuz, it will throw a warning.
Paul Salvador wrote:
btw,.. did you somehow use the direct ip address? (https://204.93.89.9) .. bcuz, it will throw a warning.
Paul,
No, what's that ip address?
..It's Jive's (image)
That some really good information that I didn't know. Thanks for the information.
Maybe it was someone trying to break into the forum server in a desperate attempt to fix the new layout.
I saw that same message on something else earlier this week on my phone when surfing. It it probably one of those messages that if you click on the link to send it "To Google" you are probably actually sending it to the identity thief so they can steel your information.
I usually go on the basis of - if I don't know what it is and it doesn't sound right, just cancel out of the page and try again - don't click on links.
I doubt the Forum page would have this message since they should have better protection.
DON'T CLICK THE LINK.