# Expired security certificate
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [January 11, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254 "2020-01-11T00:13:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/1 "2020-01-11T00:13:09Z")
When I try to connect to [boards.straightdope.com/sbmd](http://boards.straightdope.com/sbmd) I get the following error from Bitdefender (my antivirus program) displayed in my browser:
> [@](#):
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> Suspicious page blocked for your protection
> [Straight Dope Message Board - Your direct line to thousands of the smartest, hippest people on the planet, plus a few total dipsticks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/)
> Your connection to this web page is not safe due to an expired security certificate.
> Web pages must renew their certificates to stay current, and outdated security certificates represent a risk for your data.
This similar error popped up three times in Bitdefender, probably because I had some pages that I had left open for some time:
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> chrome.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an expired certificate to [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com). We blocked the connection to keep your data safe since web pages must renew their certificates with a certification authority to stay current, and outdated security certificates represent a risk.
This happened just a few minutes ago. Obviously, I was able to get past the error to post this message.
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/2 "2020-01-11T00:24:45Z")
BTW, I don’t get the same errors from the Straight Dope main web site ([straightdope.com](http://straightdope.com)).
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/3 "2020-01-11T00:32:52Z")
The problem seems to have gone away, at least temporarily.
The expired security certificates had a validity from 1/9/2019 to 1/10/2020. The new certificates that I get when I connect without an error have a validity from 1/10/2020 to 1/11/2020. Yes, that’s one day. Does this mean the problem will recur tomorrow?
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### Author:  [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/4 "2020-01-11T00:36:55Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#):
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> This happened just a few minutes ago. Obviously, I was able to get past the error to post this message.
I just got it too, looks like it expired w/in the last ½ hour. One can get around it by clicking on the “_No, don’t do it, it’s dangerous & we don’t recommend it link :eek:_” Postpone your membership renewal & then you’re not giving them any secure data anyway as I’d hope our users are smart enough to not reuse signons/passwords on multiple sites.
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### Author:  [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/5 "2020-01-11T00:42:46Z")
Just got it too. Using Chrome browser.
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### Author:  [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/6 "2020-01-11T00:43:04Z")
Lord, Mozilla don’t wan’t me to come here. I had to click this, except that, just to allow the page to load. Got it done, yay for me? Not trying to be a dick here, but this really never happens with any other site I visit. Like none of them. I understand this place is special, but come on, now, let’s get this together.
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### Author:  [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/7 "2020-01-11T00:45:58Z")
It just happened to me, right now. Chrome.
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### Author:  [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/8 "2020-01-11T00:47:49Z")
Same here, Firefox.
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/9 "2020-01-11T01:02:09Z")
Yep. Chrome on Android.
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### Author:  [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/10 "2020-01-11T01:03:39Z")
I got a fucking clock error on Chrome (Slimjet)
_Your clock is ahead_
No it’s not, asshole.
_A private connection to [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) can’t be established because your computer’s date and time (Friday, January 10, 2020 at 6:56:06 PM) are incorrect._
The time is fucking right, stop saying it isn’t.
_To establish a secure connection, your clock needs to be set correctly. This is because the certificates that websites use to identify themselves are only valid for specific periods of time. Since your device’s clock is incorrect,_
STOP SAYING THAT!
_Slimjet cannot verify these certificates._
And fucking Chrome doesn’t offer a workaround that I can see, had to post this on Firefox.
Seriously, this fucking board is not good for my stress levels.
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### Author:  [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/11 "2020-01-11T01:12:54Z")
Yup, Chrome on Windows.
Your connection is not private
Attackers might be trying to steal your information from [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). Learn more
NET::ERR\_CERT\_DATE\_INVALID
Help improve Chrome security by sending URLs of some pages you visit, limited system information, and some page content to Google. Privacy policy
This server could not prove that it is [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com); its security certificate expired in the last day. This may be caused by a misconfiguration or an attacker intercepting your connection. Your computer’s clock is currently set to Friday, January 10, 2020. Does that look right? If not, you should correct your system’s clock and then refresh this page.
Proceed to [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) (unsafe)
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### Author:  [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/12 "2020-01-11T01:15:45Z")
Yeah, same thing for me, on Chrome. I hate this.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/13 "2020-01-11T01:19:12Z")
Once you click through it once in Chrome, you should be OK with the Dope for a while.
I did send an alert (report Post) to the Mods to hopefully get their attention a little sooner.
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### Author:  [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/14 "2020-01-11T01:25:41Z")
just got this on edge:
This site is not secure
This might mean that someone’s trying to fool you or steal any info you send to the server. You should close this site immediately.
Go to your Start page
Details
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### Author:  [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/15 "2020-01-11T01:28:02Z")
Firefox for me, got the same ‘is your time wrong’ stuff, but they weren’t fanatic about it and ‘go advanced’ told me it was a certificate problem and let me click through. Still a bit of a bother.
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### Author:  [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/16 "2020-01-11T01:29:38Z")
Chrome and Firefox: connection not private.
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### Author:  [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/17 "2020-01-11T01:44:35Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#):
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> Once you click through it once in Chrome, you should be OK with the Dope for a while.
Or, you can keep getting the damn warning over and over again. . .
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### Author:  [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/18 "2020-01-11T02:03:04Z")
The appropriate IT people have been informed. But it is the weekend. (This exhausts the information I have on the problem.)
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### Author:  [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/19 "2020-01-11T02:04:21Z")
I’m using Firefox on a Mac, and no issues for me.
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### Author:  [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expired-security-certificate/846254/20 "2020-01-11T02:12:09Z")
Just had the issue Safari on iPad
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