SM can't add certificate exception

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Peter Creasey
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SM can't add certificate exception

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With the last two versions of SM 2.49, if a site is encountered with an invalid certificate, there is not an option to consider the site as an exception; thus, the site cannot be accessed.

Is there some way to get around this problem if a site is blocked due to an invalid certificate?

Thanks.
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Re: SM can't add certificate exception

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Peter Creasey wrote:Is there some way to get around this problem if a site is blocked due to an invalid certificate?
Yes, it is.

Menu -> Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> in field "Manage Certificates" press button "Manage Certificates"

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Switch to "Servers" tab and press "Add Exception..." button

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In window "Add Security Exception" type or paste URL in "Location" and press "Get Certificate" button

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If/When certificate will be successfully downloaded then you can view details ("View..." button), unmark "Permanently store this exception" (due to security reasons it is recommended to not store outdated/bad certificates) and to confirm such certificate user must press "Confirm Security Exception" button

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When exception will be added then user should see it:

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BTW
"Tymczasowy" means "Temporary".
"Na stałe" means "Permanent".

I'm using SeaMonkey 2.49.5 with default Polish language. "Test" profile has en-US language pack (for 2.49.5). I don't know why there are Polish words. But looks like date was taken from OS settings because SeaMonkey 2.53 (Build identifier: 20190911140005) from WG9S website has Polish date too.

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:-k
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Re: SM can't add certificate exception

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... but it doesn't work for https://www.seamonkey.-project.org/! ](*,)
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Re: SM can't add certificate exception

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No regrets as there is no way I would remember that whole sequence if it did work.
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Re: SM can't add certificate exception

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Peter Creasey wrote:With the last two versions of SM 2.49, if a site is encountered with an invalid certificate, there is not an option to consider the site as an exception; thus, the site cannot be accessed.

Is there some way to get around this problem if a site is blocked due to an invalid certificate?

Thanks.
It actually depends on the site's security settings whether you can make an exception or not.

In seamonkey-project.org's case, if it is prepended with a www., "this site uses HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to specify that SeaMonkey only connect to it securely. As a result, it is not possible to add an exception for this certificate."

If you remove the www., however, it allows you to add an exception.
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This is actually weird. Why is the www. domain set up with different security than the non-www. domain?
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