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firefox reporting bad security certificates

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travelmad478
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All of a sudden, Firefox is reporting "bad security certificate" for a number of websites--including Mozilla's!! I am using version 6.0.

The problem is worst on Google+. I added exceptions for the security certificate issues, but Firefox will not load any photos at all anymore for Google+. This is not an issue with IE on the same computer. This problem has been occurring only for the last three days.

All of a sudden, Firefox is reporting "bad security certificate" for a number of websites--including Mozilla's!! I am using version 6.0. The problem is worst on Google+. I added exceptions for the security certificate issues, but Firefox will not load any photos at all anymore for Google+. This is not an issue with IE on the same computer. This problem has been occurring only for the last three days.

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the-edmeister
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See this:
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/08/29/fraudulent-google-com-certificate/

travelmad478
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I had already read that article, performed the recommended actions, and upgraded to 6.0.1. Unfortunately this has not solved anything. In addition to Google+, other https websites are having the same problem: Vanguard, Yahoo Mail, etc. This is happening across three of my computers, only on Firefox. When I use IE on the same computers to navigate to the same sites, no problems are occurring. I have tested both work and home PCs and it is happening no matter where I connect from.

cor-el
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Check the date and time in the clock on your computer: (double) click the clock icon on the Windows Taskbar.