Google Chrome Browser – ‘Your connection is not private’
Connection is not private KB ID 0000992 Problem Just went to open a secure web page, and got this message. Solution : Connection is not private Turns out that this is the new default behaviour for Chrome when accessing https (secure web) sites. My Chrome bowser auto updates, and has updated to Version 37.0.2062.103 m. 1. Select Advanced > Proceed to {URL you are trying to access}. 2. The next time you visit THIS URL it will...
Recover Browser Passwords
Recover Browser Passwords KB ID 0001885 Problem I use quite a lot of browsers, I use Microsoft Edge for work, Firefox for personal browsing, Opera when I need VPN protected browsing, and occasionally I also use Safari and Chrome. All modern browsers will store usernames and password for you, but when you get a new device or start using a new browser, you may need to go and recover browser passwords (and possibly usernames) from your...
SSL_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_VERSION
SSL_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_VERSION KB ID 0001856 Problem I get it, older versions of TLS and SSL are insecure and we should not be using them. However I needed to get on an HPE Server iLO management interface last week and I was met with this. Firefox Error: SSL_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_VERSION Microsoft Edge, Chrome, and Opera Error: ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH Microsoft Internet Explorer Error: This might be because the site uses...
Microsoft Edge Notification?
Microsoft Edge Notification KB ID 0001855 Problem This is the second time I’ve had this problem, luckily it took me so long to figure it out the first time, this time I was fine. On my mac I use Edge as the browser for all the work applications. But when it had a notification for me like this. Despite my best efforts, it was not obvious what it was telling me. Solution: Microsoft Edge Notification Another clue is the...
Microsoft Edge Multiple Statup Pages (via GPO)
Microsoft Edge KB ID 0001818 Problem Controlling Microsoft Edge with Group Policy is pretty straight forward, you just need to ensure the msedge.admx and msedgeupdates.admx files have been added to your policy definitions store in the right folders. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, see the following article. Microsoft Edge on Server 2019/2016 (and Citrix) Then you can deploy group policies to your...
Edge View Certificate Information
Edge View Certificate Information KB ID 0001815 Problem Not sure why, but I spend a large amount of time working on certificate problems, being asked questions about certificates, or fixing certificate problems. For certs that are web presented, back in the days of IE I could simply do this. For those sniggering at my IE use – I typically work on client’s sites where I can’t go round installing browsers that are not terrible!...
Microsoft Edge on Server 2019/2016 (and Citrix)
KB ID 0001657 Problem In a fit of lunacy Microsoft have called ‘their’ new browser Microsoft Edge, so we can spend the next few months confusing it with Edge. Plus every Google search for GPO settings, error messages etc will all now show search results for the old Edge Browser not the new Microsoft Edge browser! Perhaps the same doofus at Microsoft who called the Exchange sync Active Sync when Microsoft already had a...
Outlook URL Shortening?
KB ID 0001735 Problem Outlook URL: I first noticed this a few weeks ago, When copying and pasting a URL into an email it shortens the URL and gives it the pages title. At first i thought my firms Devs had changed the way our CRM works, but then I noticed it happening with SharePoint URLs as well, this is what I mean; I don’t have a problem with it, in fact I much prefer it! However I got an email this morning from someone...
Software is Preventing Firefox From Safely Connecting to this Site
KB ID 0001727 Problem I was setting up some HTTPS/SSL inspection this week and while testing it, I ran into this problem; Firefox Certificate Settings So the machine I’m using DOES trust the CA that issued that certificate, (it’s a FortiGate firewall) But the BROWSER does not. (Firefox maintains its own list of certificates, and more importantly which CA certificates it will trust). Essentially the browser is trying to...
OVA / OVF Deployment Gets Stuck ‘Validating’
KB ID 0001664 Problem I had this problem (on sphere 6.7) the other day when trying to deploy some OVA files on my test network. Solution Well as stated elsewhere I tried reconnecting to my vCenter using its FQDN, this didn’t solve the problem, using Flash or HTML5 didn’t cure the problem either. What did cure the problem was using a different browser! I switched from IE to Chrome and it worked fine. Update: I Also cured...