How do I turn off the Unsecure Connection option
Trying to access a .gov website to check if I need to report for Jury Duty. Firefox browser is flagging it as an 'unsecure connection' and refusing to let the page load. I've run into this issue with other websites in the past, and it's getting tiring. Sometimes you can override the blocking by navigating through the menu a bit, but all too often I have to change to a different browser to access my content. Getting a bit tired of having to switch to Chrome because of this shit. How do I turn off the Secure Connection thing?
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Firefox has a couple different security error pages, and there are corresponding help articles for each one:
- "Secure Connection Failed" -- as shown in your screenshot, this page typically has scantier information about the problem and if the padlock appears normally, can be taken to mean "connection failed"
- Secure connection failed and Firefox did not connect
- Some users report that reloading a few times fixes this for them, which an indicate a slow filter between your browser and the web
- "Your connection is not secure" -- page generally has an "Advanced" button to get more technical information.
Hopefully one of those will get you either the solution, or enough background to give us more details on the problem.
Yeah, the general help articles might let you fix individual pages, sometimes, if the browser feels like it and it isn't a day that ends in 'Y'. Those aren't what I'm looking for. I want to completely shut down the certification check so that I never have to deal with it again. How do I make it go away forever?
Rinnbaku said
I want to completely shut down the certification check so that I never have to deal with it again. How do I make it go away forever?
In Firefox? No can do.
Try this:
New Profile Test
This takes about 3 minutes, plus the time to test a few problem site(s).
Inside Firefox, type or paste about:profiles in the address bar and press Enter/Return to load it.
Click the Create a New Profile button, then click Next. Assign a name like March2019, ignore the option to relocate the profile folder, and click the Finish button.
After creating the profile, scroll down to it and click the Set as default profile button below that profile, then scroll back up and click the Restart normally button. (There are some other buttons, but please ignore them.)
Firefox should exit and then start up using the new profile, which will just look brand new. Please ignore any tabs enticing you to connect to a Sync account or to activate extensions found on your system so we can get a clean test.
Do your problem site(s) work any better in the new profile?
When you are done with the experiment, open the about:profiles page again, click the Set as default profile button for your normal profile, then click the Restart normally button to get back to it.
jscher2000 said
Rinnbaku saidI want to completely shut down the certification check so that I never have to deal with it again. How do I make it go away forever?In Firefox? No can do.
why? No other browser service out there is that obnoxiously patronizing about security certificates. Objectively, Firefox (with all the useful plugins and add-ons, its user-friendliness, and customizability) is the best browser out there, except for this one thing! Why is this the thing that makes it annoying to use?
Opening a new profile did not solve the issue.
There is something unusual about your setup. I only get a secure connection error about once a month and it's typically from a site that always has that issue.
Do you use any "man in the middle" software that filters your browsing?
If I use the HTTP protocol then I get this error page:
403 - Forbidden: Access is denied. You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied.