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Edge Browser Bypass Blocked Certificate

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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 – because it sounds like an IT Department prank, but it works. Make sure you have clicked into the page somewhere, so it is the window that’s in focus and, type the following on your keyboard.

thisisunsafe

The website will open.

Note: If you are in an inPrivate browsing window, it will only persist in that session, but for normal browsing the site will be added to the “allowed” website list.

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Microsoft Edge (macOS) Migrate Bookmarks from Safari

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KB ID 0001641

Problem

So now theres a version of Microsoft Edge for macOS! Normally I would not bother, but I spend a lot of time in SharePoint and Azure so I thought, rather than my usual approach of playing ‘Browser Roulette’ I’d try Microsoft Edge and see what it was like.

My usual browser of choice is Safari, but the install wizard defaults to wanting to import bookmarks / favourites* from Chrome. (I do also have Chrome, but I don’t use it often!)

*Note: Wow! Microsoft have spelled Favourites correctly for once!

So how to get my Safari Bookmarks?

Solution

Firstly Edge needs full disk access to get the bookmarks > Apple Logo > System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access > ‘UNLOCK’ > Tick Microsoft edge.

Launch Edge > {ellipses} > Settings > Import Browser Data > Select ‘Safari’ > Import.

So now they are there, but they look like a ‘bag of spanners’ all my neat folders have been moved into another folder called ‘Imported from Safari”.

From ‘Manage Favourites’, you can drag everything to where you want it.

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