XP PRO security certificate problem. When I try to access my secured sites I get message "problem with websites security certificate". I check "continue, but won't let me past sign-in screen. Help...

A "certificate-error" occurs when you access a "secure-HTTP" site (one that uses the 'https://' prefix for the URL) and the "certificate" that the site is "secure" (namely that the site really is the site that it claims to be) is invalid. Certificates have a "start-date" and an "end-date" and certificates can be "revoked". If the certificate is for a different web-site ('web.site.com' versus 'www.site.com') or is revoked, or if the current date is not between the "start" and "end" date, you get the "certificate error" message.

What site did you try to access?

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Sometimes when attempting to visit a secure website on your Windows computer, you will receive a message about a security certificate error.
You will have the option of whether to continue to the site.
Secure websites, such as an online bank or retail store, use security certificates so your browser knows that any financial or personal information you enter on the website will go the correct place securely.
Every error message does not necessarily indicate a security problem on the website.

Check your computer's date and time.
If they are incorrect, you will receive security certificate errors.
Click on the time in your taskbar, and set the correct time in the pop-up window.
Refresh the website where you received the error message.
If you receive a security certificate error message again, the problem lies with the website's security certificate.
Click the icon that looks like a padlock next to your browser's address bar.

Read the information in the window.
This will detail who owns the website, the site's verification status and any known information about the website's trustworthiness.
Compare this to what you know about the site you were attempting to visit.

Click "View Certificates, then "Install Certificates."
Click "Yes" at the security warning to install the certificate for the website.

it means internet explorer does not trust the website because the security certificate is not recognized by IE. you can right click the content blocked and click the allow option on the drop down menu.

Check the time and date on your system clock

This is basically an Internet Explorer 7 Website’s Security Certificate problem! You have to self-sign the certificate on the client computer or add the URL manually to the trusted security zone. When you are trying to access a secure web page, you receive the warning message:

"There is a problem with this website's security certificate. The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate authority."

Or

"Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept data you send to the server."

To fix this issue, you can follow either of the methods:





Method 1:

You have to install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Windows SBS) self-signed certificate on the client computer. To do this, follow these steps:

• In Windows Internet Explorer 7, click Continue to this website (not recommended).

A red Address Bar and a certificate warning appear.

• Click Certificate Error button to open the information window.

• Click View Certificates > click Install Certificate.

• Click Yes, to install the certificate, when warning message appear.

Note: For Windows Vista users, right click on Internet Explorer icon. Select Run as Administrator.


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Method 2:

Add the URL to the Trusted Sites security zone:

• Open Internet Explorer

• Go to Menu bar > Tools > Internet Options.
  
  
  

• Click Security > Trusted sites > Sites
  
  
  

• Type the URL in the Add this website to the zone text box > uncheck Require server verification >Add > click OK
  
  
  

• Click OK to exit.
  
  
  
  

Now you have added the URL successfully into the Trusted Sites security zone.

Try checking the date and time of your computer. If is correct, click I UNDERSTAND THE RISKS and add the security certificate.

Hope this helps.

a couple things I've seen
- first the address as posted is invalid (can't find) but if you insert a dot (.) between parents and brickshools then it finds it (http://parents.brickshools.org/)

- if the corrected address is correct it looks like the site is redirected to a secure connection (https vs. http) and then the problem is that the site owner's security certificate has several problems as follows:

The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate authority. The security certificate presented by this website has expired or is not yet valid. The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website's address. these issues were presented to me by Internet Explorer v7.0 - the main address functions (http://brickschools.org/) so it definitely seems to be a security certificate issue on their end. I would speak with the site owner. btw, I'm coincidentally in Toms River :)

Right click on your internet explorer and open properties. Under the security tab you can set this site as a trusted site so that Windows will not shut you out, just because they did not pay for their site to be Windows approved.