Got a safety warning today?

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  1. Felix cum ea
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    Felix cum ea Vanilla Chaste

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    When going to the site this morning, I received for the first time a security pop up (I run Norton antivirus)
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    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
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    The website’s security certificate is not yet valid or has expired.
    Error Code: DLG_FLAGS_SEC_CERT_DATE_INVALID

    Go on to the webpage (Not recommended)
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    I clicked "go on to the webpage" as I take it as not being dangerous, but any idea why it popped up only today after years without popup's?
     
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    Vinny Locked up again. Starting year 6.

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    It means that their SSL (https) certificate expired. I looked at it and it expired on 6/15/2017. That is why we are getting the warning. At least those of us with decent web security/AV protection. I get the certificates for my companies servers. I know when they all expire but apparently there is no full time system administrator on this site daily, if I recall and they do not give the SSL certificates to just anyone. They check to make sure you are actually with the company and authorized, so a moderator cannot fix this. Usually a renewal is as quick as requesting one if nothing has changed so I assume that this will be fixed soon. It is not a good practice to ignore the warning. If it were not dangerous, they would not bother warning you as sternly as they do. I checked the site out on a private network with only my laptop on it. I use that laptop to check our websites and suspicious email attachments so that if anything is wrong, it will not infect my company's network. I saw that the certificate merely expired here so I came on but it is a pain to deal with all of the warnings.
     
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    eeeek. i have got the warning thingy as well and i don't know what to do.
     
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    https mm
    How lobg this going to take find site still a but slow.
     
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    Everything is tickety boo now - the Certificate has now been renewed, Panic over ;)

    Things happen and life gets in the way sometimes. :)
     
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    I did suspect that we were all certifiable. :)
     
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    Felix cum ea Vanilla Chaste

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    LOL Did you mean a "bit" or a "butt" ? :D
     
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    Bit

    Done 18 hour shift fingers & brain all over place!
     
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    I understand, hope you are not offended, just found it a funny typo..
    I wish you a good rest!
    ciao,
    Felix
     
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    Yes, I received same warning earlier this week. Security on my sever would not even allow me to access the site at all. Glad to see we're all caught up now.
    As a public servant, I in no way am involved with any type of social media. Since the evolution of the internet, this web site is the only place and first time ever that I feel like I actually have a few friends in "cyber space." Would hate to loose that. But, I am guessing that this type of site is also constantly targeted by hackers, scammers, info. stealers, and lots of other nasty ones trying to do bad things.
     
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