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firefox will not allow me to add a certificate exception for myibidder.com

mike4firefox
mike4firefox
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when I go to https://myibidder.com, I get "Secure Connection Failed...(Error code: sec_error_keygen_fail).", but without the security exception links.

When I try to add the exception manually with "edit->advanced->encryption->view certificates->servers->add exception", I get "No information available...unable to obtain identficiation status for the given site"

There are no problems with this site with the Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers. This is only a problem with Firefox.

does anybody have and ideas about this?

when I go to https://myibidder.com, I get "Secure Connection Failed...(Error code: sec_error_keygen_fail).", but without the security exception links. When I try to add the exception manually with "edit->advanced->encryption->view certificates->servers->add exception", I get "No information available...unable to obtain identficiation status for the given site" There are no problems with this site with the Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers. This is only a problem with Firefox. does anybody have and ideas about this?

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When I search around about this error, I find an NSS bug that was fixed in Summer 2012. I'm not sure that patch made it into Firefox 17. Is there any reason you cannot update?

Reference: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/+bug/1002434

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Chosen Solution

When I search around about this error, I find an NSS bug that was fixed in Summer 2012. I'm not sure that patch made it into Firefox 17. Is there any reason you cannot update?

Reference: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/+bug/1002434

Modified by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer

mike4firefox
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yes, upgrading to v27 from v17, did solve the problem. This is a company laptop, so I'm not sure why it was never upgraded, especially when so many new versions have been available for a while.

thanks for your help.