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porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 30 Jun 2014, 13:38
by francois
I have fallen on https with a red line on it a few times recently while accessing porteus thru google searches. The error message is:
Servers certificate does not match the url.

Is this normal or someone is trying to get in my computer by using the porteus website?

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 30 Jun 2014, 14:24
by Ed_P
I've seen the error also on porteus.org links in Google searches. A little discerning.

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 30 Jun 2014, 18:00
by brokenman
The main website does not use SSL so the https: address is not valid. It probably shows up as an old address in google. Nothing to worry about.

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 03 Jul 2014, 22:48
by francois
The problem is that we have to enter our porteus password. Is it really a problem?

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 04 Jul 2014, 01:11
by brokenman
Are we talking about the main website: www.porteus.org or the forum?

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 04 Jul 2014, 02:20
by francois

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 04 Jul 2014, 03:56
by Ed_P
Interesting.

The link is formed wrong. It's pointing to www.porteus.org not forum.porteus.org.

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 19 Jul 2014, 13:56
by Bogomips
Links into Porteus forum from google or ddg, I'm not sure which, give 'untrusted site': Enter at own risk!

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 19 Jul 2014, 15:07
by brokenman
It may be because we are using a self signed certificate. Hamza can you check this out?

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 22 Jul 2014, 14:13
by Hamza
The warning appears because the SSL certificate has been signed for "forum.porteus.org" and you're attempting to run it on "www.porteus.org" which is different. Just not use https on our website.

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 22 Jul 2014, 14:32
by brokenman
Hamza try this. Open firefox and search in google for 'Porteus forum' then follow the link there. Big warning.

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 22 Jul 2014, 14:53
by Hamza
Did this and not having any warnings. You can eventually send me a screenshot by email.

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 22 Jul 2014, 15:50
by Ed_P
Hamza try this link: http://www.google.com/webhp?rls=ig&gws_ ... mza&rls=ig

Click on some of the results.

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 22 Jul 2014, 16:03
by francois
About one site over two in the search provided by Ed will be considered as an insecure site. :(

Re: porteus.org identity not verified

Posted: 22 Jul 2014, 16:25
by brokenman
Only occurs in firefox for me.

http://imgur.com/UF5PXyX