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Every website is "untrusted"

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I upgraded firefox yesterday and now every single website I go to it says its an "untrusted connection". This includes things like google, yahoo mail and facebook. I dont always get the the option to add an exception either. Nothing else has changed. I've had to uninstall firefox as its unuseable.

I upgraded firefox yesterday and now every single website I go to it says its an "untrusted connection". This includes things like google, yahoo mail and facebook. I dont always get the the option to add an exception either. Nothing else has changed. I've had to uninstall firefox as its unuseable.

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You would have to check the certificate to see if you can find the cause. Adding a permanent exception is never recommended and shouldn't be necessary.

What does it say under the Technical details?

Open this chrome URI by pasting or typing this URI in the location/address bar to open the "Add Security Exception" window and check the certificate:

  • chrome://pippki/content/exceptionDialog.xul

In the location field type/paste the URL of the website

  • retrieve the certificate via the "Get certificate" button
  • inspect the certificate via the "View..." button

Can you attach a screenshot of the Technical details and of the Certificate Manager with the certificate?

  • Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot
  • Make sure that you do not exceed the maximum size of 1 MB
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Check the date and time and time zone in the clock on your computer: (double) click the clock icon on the Windows Taskbar.

You can retrieve the certificate and check details like who issued certificates and expiration dates of certificates.

  • Click the link at the bottom of the error page: "I Understand the Risks"
  • Let Firefox retrieve the certificate: "Add Exception" -> "Get Certificate"
  • Click the "View" button and inspect the certificate and check who is the issuer.

You can see more details like the intermediate certificates that are used in the Details tab.

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My time and date are set correctly. I dont always get the option to add an exception and I cant be expected to do this for literally every website I visit. If I do add an exception the website doesnt always display correctly either.

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You would have to check the certificate to see if you can find the cause. Adding a permanent exception is never recommended and shouldn't be necessary.

What does it say under the Technical details?

Open this chrome URI by pasting or typing this URI in the location/address bar to open the "Add Security Exception" window and check the certificate:

  • chrome://pippki/content/exceptionDialog.xul

In the location field type/paste the URL of the website

  • retrieve the certificate via the "Get certificate" button
  • inspect the certificate via the "View..." button

Can you attach a screenshot of the Technical details and of the Certificate Manager with the certificate?

  • Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot
  • Make sure that you do not exceed the maximum size of 1 MB
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I downloaded firefox again to try some of the help tips and it seems to be fine. No idea what the problem was!