How To Install Sis File Expired Certificate Of Clearance

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I have a laptop that consistently has a problem when it accesses a site online. Each and every time I get the same message from the site I am visiting. The message is strange and I have no knowledge of how to correct the implied problem.

Sis

The message is: “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate

A certificate (really a digital certificate) is a blob of encrypted data generally used for two purposes:
  • To confirm the identity of a website, server, or person.
  • To encrypt data exchanged with that website, server, or person.
Certificates are built using public-key encryption and rely heavily on digital signatures.
How certificates work
Using a website as an example:
A website owner applies for a certificate from someone authorized to issue certificates, known as a certificate authority, or CA. Typically, the CA does some sort of check to verify that the person asking for the certificate is indeed the owner or authorized by the owner of the website.
The certificate contains:
  • A public key of a key pair created specifically for the website.
  • Additional data that is digitally signed by the the CA using the CA’s private key. (This is a different key pair than that assigned to the website.)
The website owner also receives the private key for the website that matches its public key.
CertificateConceptually, at a very high level, when a web browser connects to an https site:
  • The server digitally signs the certificate using the server’s private key. This results in the certificate having been signed twice: once by the CA when issued, and again by the server.
  • The server sends the signed certificate to the browser.
  • The browser first validates the CA’s signature of the certificate using its own built-in list of trusted “root certificates”. This validates that the certificate could only have been issued by that trusted CA, could not have been altered, and contains the confirmed public key that was assigned to that server when the certificate was issued.
  • The browser then validates the server’s signature of the certificate. This validates that the server which signed it is the server which was given the private key at the time that the certificate was issued. In other words, this validates that the server being communicated with is indeed the server to which the certificate was properly assigned.
  • The server’s public and private keys are then used to establish encryption of the data being exchanged thereafter.
It’s important to realize that overall security of certificates and certificate authorities relies on keeping private keys private – both that of the CA itself, and the private keys issued to individual websites.
(Click on the term for full definition.)'>certificate. The security certificate presented by this website has expired or is not yet valid.”

This message appears when I try to access my email account.

The problem is most likely not yours to correct. More often than not, it’s a problem with the website itself.

You still need to be careful, though.

Let’s look at security certificates on https connections: what they mean and what you should do when faced with messages such as this.

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Security certificates

A security certificate, or just “certificate”, is a kind of positive identification for a website as part of the https protocol

A protocol is a formal process of communication between two entities – usually computer programs running on the same or different computers. It's often called the 'language' used by those entities.
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'>protocol. In many ways, it’s very similar to a driver
A driver, short for “device driver”, is software installed into Windows (or any operating system) that handles the operating details for using a particular hardware device.
For example, a mouse can be connected to your computer any of several ways: via a wired PS2 connector, a wired USB connector, a wireless USB connector, or a Bluetooth. Each hardware interface has a unique way of getting the information from the mouse. The mouse driver for each different interface translates that hardware-specific information into generic information, like “the right mouse button is pressed”, that Windows then uses.
Many drivers are included with Windows, and these can be overwritten by drivers that you install or download from device manufacturers. This allows Windows to take advantage of more of the hardware capabilities of the specific devices. For example, Windows includes a fairly generic mouse driver, but downloading updated drivers from the mouse manufacturer may enable additional buttons and capabilities that the default drivers ignore.
Drivers can be simple or complex, and like any software, drivers can have bugs. Quite often the advice when diagnosing suspected hardware-related issues is to download the latest drivers directly from the hardware manufacturer, in the hopes that bugs present in earlier versions, including the default drivers included with Windows, have been fixed.
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'>driver’s license.

A driver’s license has three components:

  • Process: A driver’s license must be obtained from an issuing authority, like a department of motor vehicles or department of licensing. The process includes documenting your identity as well as proving you have the skills to drive.
  • ID: A driver’s license is used to prove you are who you say you are.
  • Functionality: A driver’s license gives you permission to drive a motor vehicle of some sort.

A security certificate for an https website has three similar components:

  • Process: A certificate must be obtained from an issuing authority. The process includes proving you own the website for which the certificate will be issued.
  • ID: A certificate is used to prove that the website is the website it claims to be.
  • Functionality: A certificate is used to encrypt the data that site visitors send to and receive from the site.

A driver’s license is typically a physical card issued after you pay a fee, provide documentation, and pass a driving test. A security certificate is a blob of encrypted data issued after you pay a fee, provide documentation, and pass an identity verification test.

certificate
A certificate (really a digital certificate) is a blob of encrypted data generally used for two purposes:
  • To confirm the identity of a website, server, or person.
  • To encrypt data exchanged with that website, server, or person.
Certificates are built using public-key encryption and rely heavily on digital signatures.
How certificates work
Using a website as an example:
A website owner applies for a certificate from someone authorized to issue certificates, known as a certificate authority, or CA. Typically, the CA does some sort of check to verify that the person asking for the certificate is indeed the owner or authorized by the owner of the website.
The certificate contains:
  • A public key of a key pair created specifically for the website.
  • Additional data that is digitally signed by the the CA using the CA’s private key. (This is a different key pair than that assigned to the website.)
The website owner also receives the private key for the website that matches its public key.
Conceptually, at a very high level, when a web browser connects to an https site:
  • The server digitally signs the certificate using the server’s private key. This results in the certificate having been signed twice: once by the CA when issued, and again by the server.
  • The server sends the signed certificate to the browser.
  • The browser first validates the CA’s signature of the certificate using its own built-in list of trusted “root certificates”. This validates that the certificate could only have been issued by that trusted CA, could not have been altered, and contains the confirmed public key that was assigned to that server when the certificate was issued.
  • The browser then validates the server’s signature of the certificate. This validates that the server which signed it is the server which was given the private key at the time that the certificate was issued. In other words, this validates that the server being communicated with is indeed the server to which the certificate was properly assigned.
  • The server’s public and private keys are then used to establish encryption of the data being exchanged thereafter.
It’s important to realize that overall security of certificates and certificate authorities relies on keeping private keys private – both that of the CA itself, and the private keys issued to individual websites.
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'>Certificate errors

Here’s an example of one type of error that we’re talking about, as displayed in Google Chrome:

Chrome, in particular, makes errors look big and scary, and even makes it difficult to proceed when you know what you’re doing. (Hint: you start by clicking on”Advanced“.) And yes, sometimes you do want to proceed anyway – but only if you’re certain.

How to install sis file expired certificate of clearance

Here’s the same error in Internet Explorer:

IE makes it easier to continue.

You can reproduce this error by going to https://ask-leo.com. There is no https version of the old “ask-leo.com” (with the dash) site; however, there is enough https support in place that it will try to return something. That “something” uses an unrelated security certificate, currently the certificate for “secure.pugetsoundsoftware.com”. That’s kind of like using someone else’s driver’s license, and results in the error you see.

How To Install Sis File Expired Certificate Of Clearance Certificate

Most common: expired certificates

Like driver’s licenses, security certificates come with an expiration date. Typically, they’re only valid for from one to three years, but can last up to ten, I believe. If the website owner fails to renew a certificate before it expires, that’s an error, just like driving with an expired license would be.

This is perhaps the most common certificate error we see on any regular basis, and it’s probably the cause of error you’re seeing: “The security certificate presented by this website has expired or is not yet valid”. (“Not yet valid” covers the case where someone starts using a certificate before they’re supposed to. This is exceptionally rare.)

It’s an unfortunate oversight when it happens, but it’s usually corrected very quickly. I know, because I’ve made this error.1 🙂 It’s typically safe to ignore the error as long as the expiration date is relatively recent.2

Misconfigured certificates

This one bugs me, because it really shows that the website owner doesn’t know how to configure their own server.

“biz.askleo.com” and “askleo.com” are two different sites, and typically require two different security certificates. Most importantly, a certificate issued for “askleo.com” will not validate “biz.askleo.com” – an error will result. Think of it as trying to use a driver’s license from someone else who simply happens to have the same last name as you do – it’s not a valid.

And yet I see it all the time. The website owner will try to do exactly that, and it won’t work. There are solutions, of course3. This situation is generally benign and you can usually safely ignore the error, but still.

As a side note, “www.” is so commonly optional that certificates issued for the base name – askleo.com, for example – also validate for the “www.” version of the domain.

Self-signed certificates

Official certificates must be purchased. Unofficial certificates – so called “self-signed” certificates – can be generated by just about anyone with a server. They’re “self signed” because rather than being cryptographically signed by a trusted authority, you sign it yourself. That’s sort of like making your own driver’s license out of cardboard and crayon.

This is not uncommon among server geeks such as myself, because we’re more interested in the encryption

Encryption is the process of mathematically processing data using an encryption “key“, such as a password or passphrase, in such a way that the result of the combination is unrecognizable as the original. Encrypted data can be restored to its original form by reprocessing it, using the original encryption key (symmetric encryption) or the matching key of a key pair
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'>encryption of the connection, not authentication.

So unless you’re a server geek or know that’s what you’re expecting, this type of error should be treated like the next: do not proceed.

The wrong domain

In the ask-leo.com example I used above, the server returns a valid certificate, but for the wrong domain. There is no certificate for “ask-leo.com”, but the server returns its default certificate, one I’ve installed for “secure.pugetsoundsoftware.com”.

The full error message from Chrome explains it well:

This server could not prove that it is ask-leo.com; its security certificate is from secure.pugetsoundsoftware.com. This may be caused by a misconfiguration or an attacker intercepting your connection.

Yes, it could be a misconfiguration, but whenever the server responds with the wrong domain name for a secure connection, you need to pay attention. This is very much like someone – intentionally or accidentally – trying to use someone else’s driver’s license.

It ain’t right, and you should probably walk away.

Usually harmless

Most of the time, certificate problems are simply oversights and omissions on the part of the server administrator. In your case, for example, I’d guess that the administrator of your email server simply failed to update their certificate. You might contact them and let them know.

The problem, of course, is knowing whether or not this is a simple oversight or a malicious interception. The whole point of security certificates is to detect those errors, because they may indicate various forms of server compromise, or even a compromise of your own computer or internet connection.

If your computer thinks it’s going to https://yourbank.com, but due to malware [malicious software]

Malware is short for malicious software. Malware is a kind of catchall phrase that encompasses pretty much any kind of software that could cause harm to your data or your machine.
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'>malware on your machine it’s being directed to a hacker
The term hacker is generally used as a catch-all term for anyone who gains access to computer resources through illicit, typically technical means. It most likely derives from activities that require a prolonged trial-and-error approach to gaining access, like hacking at a tree branch to cut it down.
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'>hacker’s computer overseas instead, https security certificate error messages will tell you, just like looking at someone’s driver’s license photo tell you whether the person you’re looking at really is who they say they are.

When in doubt, take the safe route. You should not continue; instead, double check that you’ve typed in the correct domain name or URL [Uniform Resource Locator]

URL is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator, a way to specify a resource, such as a webpage, file or a service, on the internet.
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'>URL, and perhaps contact the site owner via other means to determine what’s happening.

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