Comments on: The new SSL error pages in Firefox 3 suck. http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/ Texts and open source software Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:46:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Sisternicky http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1800 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:17:17 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1800 The warning site is mega crap! A SSL Connection originally was not intended to verify that the owner of the website is who he sais to be, but to secure the traffic between webserver and browser, so it cannot be sniffed. If someone wants to know if the site is genuine, he should look at the certificate, but should not get any big error message. A small warning somewhere would have sufficed! The warning site is mega crap! A SSL Connection originally was not intended to verify that the owner of the website is who he sais to be, but to secure the traffic between webserver and browser, so it cannot be sniffed.
If someone wants to know if the site is genuine, he should look at the certificate, but should not get any big error message. A small warning somewhere would have sufficed!

]]> by: shad-99 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1794 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:12:52 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1794 There is a add-on plugin to fix that certificate problem for firefox 3. witch can be downloade from here: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~perspectives/firefox.html There is a add-on plugin to fix that certificate problem for firefox 3. witch can be downloade from here:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~perspectives/firefox.html

]]> by: Eric http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1793 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:24:56 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1793 For some people the security box is not bad, you get used to it, its just stupid though to have to click that many times...The problem is when firefox is used in education or business setting. Alot of staff members at colleges do not know what to do when they see this message. THEY FREAK OUT! This leads a lot of unnecessary calls. In fact our IT would rather use firefox 2 than use this crap. What is more secure firefox2 or 3??? If you made it one button click problem solved! For some people the security box is not bad, you get used to it, its just stupid though to have to click that many times…The problem is when firefox is used in education or business setting. Alot of staff members at colleges do not know what to do when they see this message. THEY FREAK OUT! This leads a lot of unnecessary calls. In fact our IT would rather use firefox 2 than use this crap. What is more secure firefox2 or 3??? If you made it one button click problem solved!

]]> by: John http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1788 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:57:16 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1788 I tried the perspectives extension, I don't like it. I would like a simple extension which add a button and when I click on it tell to FF3 go I want to risk! Simple and fast as in FF2. The perspectives extension has unnecessary features for me. Exist a simple extension? I begin to develop it starting from perspectives extension. The patch is not acceptable for a browser as Firefox. You can change many features in this browser with a simple extension. I tried the perspectives extension, I don’t like it. I would like a simple extension which add a button and when I click on it tell to FF3 go I want to risk! Simple and fast as in FF2.
The perspectives extension has
unnecessary features for me.
Exist a simple extension?
I begin to develop it starting from perspectives extension.
The patch is not acceptable for a browser as Firefox.
You can change many features in this browser with a simple extension.

]]> by: Peitschie http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1781 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:03:28 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1781 Just want to give another shout-out to the perspectives extension! http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~perspectives/firefox.html (as originally linked by the extension author a few posts earlier :) ) It does what I think is the correct behaviour for this error page. Indeed, tell me if the site is self-signed, but don't stop me visiting a self-signed (but valid) ssl site! Just want to give another shout-out to the perspectives extension!

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~perspectives/firefox.html (as originally linked by the extension author a few posts earlier :) )

It does what I think is the correct behaviour for this error page. Indeed, tell me if the site is self-signed, but don’t stop me visiting a self-signed (but valid) ssl site!

]]> by: Dustin http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1776 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:59:28 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1776 My annoyance with this issue is that you can't access Military websites (ex.https://atiam.train.army.mil/soldierPortal/atia/adlsc/view/public/10919-1/fm/21-75/toc.htm) in FF3 because the cert is issued by the US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE which is apparently not a "trusted issuer". Pfft. My annoyance with this issue is that you can’t access Military websites (ex.https://atiam.train.army.mil/soldierPortal/atia/adlsc/view/public/10919-1/fm/21-75/toc.htm) in FF3 because the cert is issued by the US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE which is apparently not a “trusted issuer”.

Pfft.

]]> by: Peter http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1772 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:56:26 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1772 I couldn't believe it when I saw it for the first time. Now people who use SSL only for encryption (many kinds of web admin panels) and can't afford buying a cert. are totally f..ked. All this mechanism could work some other way.... I couldn’t believe it when I saw it for the first time. Now people who use SSL only for encryption (many kinds of web admin panels) and can’t afford buying a cert. are totally f..ked.

All this mechanism could work some other way….

]]> by: Clemens Cap http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1771 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:04:45 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1771 On http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/~cap/firefox-patch/README.txt I have a partial solution of the problem and demonstrate how to turn this annoyance of - at least in your own browser. On http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/~cap/firefox-patch/README.txt I have a partial solution of the problem and demonstrate how to turn this annoyance of - at least in your own browser.

]]> by: blueskyy http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1770 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:14:34 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1770 Yes, I agree with you totally. Firefox 3 should give users the option of browsing a website even though the certificate is not trusted -- just prompt the user every time, the way Firefox 2 was implemented. I hope there would be a solution soon. Another "feature" in Firefox 3 that I dislike is the build-in anti-virus. But that can be turn off easily in about:config. Firefox has always been a great browser, even now. It would be a pity if it goes down the same road as Windows, where the predecessor, XP is better than its successor, Vista. ps: Opps. Sounds like I am going off topic but this is generally what happens when you have a stupid boss, making decisions that he does not even understand! Yes, I agree with you totally. Firefox 3 should give users the option of browsing a website even though the certificate is not trusted — just prompt the user every time, the way Firefox 2 was implemented. I hope there would be a solution soon.

Another “feature” in Firefox 3 that I dislike is the build-in anti-virus. But that can be turn off easily in about:config.

Firefox has always been a great browser, even now. It would be a pity if it goes down the same road as Windows, where the predecessor, XP is better than its successor, Vista.

ps: Opps. Sounds like I am going off topic but this is generally what happens when you have a stupid boss, making decisions that he does not even understand!

]]> by: Tronic http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1763 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0000 http://eggdrop.ch/blog/2007/11/20/the-new-ssl-error-pages-in-firefox-3-suck/#comment-1763 Another braindead feature in Firefox. Maybe it's time to switch to Opera? Having to go thru this clicking marathon every time I want to reconfigure a local printer on a machine (CUPS runs at https://localhost:631/) is just stupid. I'd prefer no warning dialogs or error pages at all, but perhaps an extra warning bar at the top (like the other security features of Firefox do). Another braindead feature in Firefox. Maybe it’s time to switch to Opera?

Having to go thru this clicking marathon every time I want to reconfigure a local printer on a machine (CUPS runs at https://localhost:631/) is just stupid.

I’d prefer no warning dialogs or error pages at all, but perhaps an extra warning bar at the top (like the other security features of Firefox do).

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