encryption glitch???

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Coachk - 01 Jul 2004 02:14 GMT

If I try to access an 'https:' site, a warning appears with an ID for
the addressed site. for example, when I access dsl.yahoo.com site,
the following message appears:
"Unable to establish a secure connection to 'sec.y.mg.com'. There is
a problem with the security certificate from that site (The identity
certificate is not yet valid.)
The information you view and send will be readable to others while in
transit, and it may not go to the intended party."
I've upgraded Explorer 5.1 to 5..2.3 on my MacG4 with OSX, but it
didn't help.
How do I solve this?

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Stephen Adams - 01 Jul 2004 02:37 GMT

> If I try to access an 'https:' site, a warning appears with an ID for
> the addressed site. for example, when I access dsl.yahoo.com site,
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> didn't help.
> How do I solve this?

Try to access the secured site using another, more recent browser. If
you can access it, then I'd say the security certificates for the sites
within IE are outdated. Unfortunately, with MS having pulled the plug on
IE for the Mac, the chances of getting updated site certificates for IE
are extremely low.

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Coachk - 01 Jul 2004 14:05 GMT

> > If I try to access an 'https:' site, a warning appears with an ID for
> > the addressed site. for example, when I access dsl.yahoo.com site,
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> IE for the Mac, the chances of getting updated site certificates for IE
> are extremely low.

1- Thank you
2- Would you please recommend another, more recent browser (&where to
go to get it)
3- How important are these security certificates?
4- So, is IE for Mac effectively outdated? Should I change browsers
permanently to maintain security?

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Stephen Adams - 02 Jul 2004 02:51 GMT

> > > If I try to access an 'https:' site, a warning appears with an ID for
> > > the addressed site. for example, when I access dsl.yahoo.com site,
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> 4- So, is IE for Mac effectively outdated? Should I change browsers
> permanently to maintain security?

A1- You're welcome.

A2- Safari (included with Mac OS X 10.2 or newer)
OmniWeb (shareware at http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/)
Opera (shareware at http://www.opera.com)
Camino, Firefox, or Mozilla suite (http://www.mozilla.org)
Netscape 7.1 (http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp)

A3- A site's security certificates are your measure of confidence that
the site you're visiting is authentic. While you can bypass any
warning's about the authenticity of a site's certificate, it's not very
wise to do so. For instance, at a banking site, if you ignore the
certificate warning and continue to enter your personal login or
financial information, you could be supplying a bogus or phishing site
your information.

A4- I would guess that IE is, for all intents and purposes, an outdated
browser. If MS has stated that they no longer intend to supply a
Macintosh version of IE, it will eventually be EOL'ed by MS. I've
personally made the switch to another browser(s) permanently and only
use IE for those remaining sites that simply will not get with the
program and work with non-IE browsers. On a personal note, IE for the
Mac is so outdated from a user's perspective... no tabbed browsing, no
built-in pop-up blockers... stuff I've grown accustomed to after using
Safari, Camino, Firefox, and Netscape for the past (almost) two years.

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encryption glitch???