I have a server that is set up to use HTTPS. Every time I go to my site its comes up This Connection is Untrusted asking me to confirm security exception. I click "I Understand The Risk" then "Add Exception". Now it wont let me confirm until I uncheck the "Permanently Store Exception" box. Is there any way to store that site. I have tried Tools>Options>Security>Exceptions and no good. When using Reg. Firefox 7.0.1 it will let me store it and not ask again. Is there any way I can go and copy the exception from the Reg. install at home? It is my site with my certificate so I know its safe.
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Works For Me. You might wanna try something - when you're confirming the exception, change the link to the root of your website (
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www.website.com) and click on Get certificate. Then confirm the exception. If that doesn't fix it, copying the cert_override.txt file from your local Firefox profile to FirefoxPortable\Data\profile\ should work.Oh, and that Exceptions page you were looking at doesn't have the ability to change/view the settings you were after...
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This is a problem for me as well, i don't know if it's due to the same reason, but I constantly get connection is untrusted and even if I click add exception & permanently saves, it never does. Also, I have xmarks & lastpass add ons & whenever I start ff portable, I get messages saying invalid security certificate, click ok to continue. It also results in sometimes not connecting to certains pages correctly.
anyway, very annoying. for me, I'd rather find a way to just turn this off, but i've searched and haven't found anything that works.
any info/input greatly appreciated. fyi, this happens at work, but when I go home it's fine..so it's a security/work setting issue. Also, there is no local firefox so I can't try your solution & work restrictions do not allow us to install anything.
thanks.
Disclaimer: I'm not the developer. Now, are you sure you added exception for the root website? (in case the link changes often; youtu.be service used to have invalid certificate with such behavior). Are you sure that cert_override.txt is not set as read only for some strange reason? Is it even there (in FirefoxPortable\Data\profile\) and does it contain the name of accepted website? Have you tried with a fresh profile? (don't forget to backup the old profile first)
Edit:
I hope you didn't set FirefoxPortable as your default browser at home, as that would break it's portability. Hence, those settings not being read on your work machine.
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This is exactly what I was looking for. As soon as I get to work I will give it a shot. I was hoping there was a work around just in case adding the root of the website doesn't work. I will keep you posted. thanks so much.
Still doesn't let me click "Confirm Security Exception" with out UN-Checking "Permanently Store This Exception". Where can I find the cert text file. I looked everywhere in the Regular Installation of Firefox 7.0.1. Im on Win XP Pro at work here.
'morning. It's in C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\
For profile locations refer to https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profiles#w_windows-2000-and-xp
Thank my insomnia/early_wake-up for this answer...
Quick search found something interesting --> https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/801095
7th post suggests a different workaround that seems to work, but you could also just copy that file. So there are 2 workarounds
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That gave me the same problem when i would go and add the cert manually in Tool>Options>advanced>View Certs>add Cert. Couldn't add the cert unless i un-checked "Store Permanently" still. But the copying over of the Cert.txt file worked like a charm. Thanks for everything guys. I don't know why it wont let me store a permanent cert. It will let me store it for that one use until i close Firefox. But that work around worked perfectly thanks again.