Connecting to Ubuntu SnapWeb; https://localhost:4201 shows Your connection is not secure
Chris
cpollock at embarqmail.com
Tue Oct 25 13:04:07 UTC 2016
On Tue, 2016-10-25 at 10:24 +0200, David Barth wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> We've started to use an HTTPS link on port 4201. The usual 4200 port
> is automatically redirected as well.
> The self-signed certificate warning is a temporary evil to protect a
> new token requested for access control.
>
> We are working on additional security parts for snapweb, like
> SSO/macaroon authentication in particular, to improve the usability.
>
> If something is unclear, please help us document it by filing a bug
> at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapweb/+filebug
>
> Thanks
>
Thanks David so what I need to do is add an exception for the self-
signed certificate to be accepted by Firefox. I really see no reason,
at the moment, to file a bug report since it appears to me you just
adding another layer of security to snapweb.
Chris
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 2:26 AM, Chris <cpollock at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
> > This is the first time I've noticed this happening and I keep
> > SnapWeb
> > loaded in my browser.
> >
> > The owner of localhost has configured their website improperly. To
> > protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not
> > connected
> > to this website.
> >
> > localhost:4201 uses an invalid security certificate. The
> > certificate is
> > not trusted because it is self-signed. The certificate is only
> > valid
> > for 127.0.0.1
> >
> > But, is the error caused by a setting I have not correct?
> >
> > Chris
> >
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Chris
KeyID 0xE372A7DA98E6705C
31.11972; -97.90167 (Elev. 1092 ft)
07:58:28 up 4 days, 23:23, 1 user, load average: 0.91, 0.97, 1.08
Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, kernel 4.4.0-45-generic #66-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 19 14:12:37 UTC 2016
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