Access Denied; you don't have permission
I am running Firefox 55.0.3 on an iMac El Capitan. I keep getting Access Denied; you don't have permission to access (URL) on this server, for a few sites only (sites I've accessed in the past). I've cleared cookies, cache, and history, I've refreshed Firefox, I've disabled all add-ons/plug-ins/extensions. I've also tried the sites with other browsers (so, yes, I know it's not just Firefox, but I was hoping maybe you could help anyway...) Thank you.
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Hi Fred, and thanks. My firewall is turned off. And Norton security was only added in the last few days, so the problem was happening before that. However, you got me thinking. I recently went through a move, and amidst all the chaos, decided to add VPN for security during the transition - hadn't thought about it before - and that turned out to be the issue! With VPN turned off, I can access the sites! So thank you for your help, you got me there. I really appreciate your time and thought!
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Please provide public (no password) link(s) that we can check out. No Personal Information Please !
Hi Fred - two of them are expedia.com and panerabread.com. Thanks!
I checked both links and had no problem.
There is security software like Avast, Kaspersky, BitDefender and ESET that intercept secure connections and send their own certificate.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-cant-load-websites-other-browsers-can
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-and-other-browsers-cant-load-websites
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/secure-connection-failed-error-message
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/connection-untrusted-error-message
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Hi Fred, and thanks. My firewall is turned off. And Norton security was only added in the last few days, so the problem was happening before that. However, you got me thinking. I recently went through a move, and amidst all the chaos, decided to add VPN for security during the transition - hadn't thought about it before - and that turned out to be the issue! With VPN turned off, I can access the sites! So thank you for your help, you got me there. I really appreciate your time and thought!
That was very good work. Well done. Please flag your last post as Solved Problem so others will know.