Edge Browser Bypass Blocked Certificate
Jan30

Edge Browser Bypass Blocked Certificate

Bypass Blocked Certificate KB ID 0001849 Problem I had to update the ‘self-signed’ certificate on my VMware vCenter today, but when I went to browse to it, I got this. Net:: ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID Well yes of course I don’t trust the CA that issued this certificate it’s a self-signed certificate! So HOW DO I TRUST IT? Solution : Bypass Blocked Certificate The answer I didn’t believe when I read it –...

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C0090016 Error
Jan15

C0090016 Error

C0090016 Error KB ID 0001848 Problem C0090016 Error usually seen after a motherboard has been changed. when attempting to open an office 365 application, or something that requires Entra ID authentication. Something went wrong. Your computers Trusted Platform Module has malfunctioned. If this error persists, contact your system administrator with the error code C0090016. Error Code: C0090016 Server Message: Unknown Error Code...

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Convert Certificates CER/CRT/PEM
Jan12

Convert Certificates CER/CRT/PEM

Convert Certificates KB ID 0001847 Problem This post was written because of a follow up question in this article. How do you go about convert certificates? Sometimes you get a certificate issued or sent toy you that is in a format you cannot import, so you need to convert it. Regardless of whether you are a mac/Linux user or a Windows user, the tool that I find best to use is OpenSSL. OpenSSL is built into macOS to use OpenSSL on...

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Digital Certificates Explained
Jan04

Digital Certificates Explained

Digital Certificates Explained KB ID 0001846 Problem From setting up PKI environments, to migrating them, and a myriad of errors and problems in between, we have a lot of content on PNL referring to digital certificates and PKI. I’ve dealt with these technologies a lot over the past 20+ years and I’m always surprised how frightened of digital certificates people are. So in the space of a few minutes I’ll try and give...

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ERR_CERT_WEAK_SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM
Dec20

ERR_CERT_WEAK_SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM

ERR_CERT_WEAK_SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM KB ID 0001845 Problem Error seen when attempting to open a web page that’s been secured by https with a certificate. Your Connection isn’t private Attackers might be trying to steal your information from {host-name} (for example, passwords , messages or credit cards) Solution : ERR_CERT_WEAK_SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM I had not seen this error for a while, and I was surprised I was seeing it now. It’s...

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ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID
Dec19

ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID

ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID KB ID 0001844 Problem Error seen when attempting to open a web page that’s been secured by https with a certificate. Your Connection isn’t private Attackers might be trying to steal your information from  {host-name} (for example, passwords , messages or credit cards). Solution : ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID This error confused me GREATLY because I generated that certificate, and I was pretty certain the...

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