Can't connect to secure servers

For some reason, at some point during the middle of the day, Safari quit being able to access secure websites. I can't for the life of me figure out the problem. I didn't install anything new, and I've already run disk utility (All permissions are repaired) and zapped the PRAM, but no change. It's definitely a problem with the computer's software because I've reset my modem and downloaded Firefox, which CAN connect to secure servers. Though, in addition to Safari, Mail is having the same issue, and I can't access my Gmail accounts through it. In all my years of using Safari, nothing like this has ever happened. Any ideas as to what's going on?
PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) Mac OS X (10.3.9) 667 MHz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB HD

I'm not sure about Panther and the content of the related certificates found in Keychains. The key is getting the certificates back. Incidentally, G-mail is an https site, so that too would be affected by the same issue.
The certificates are installed as part of the OS X installation. One possible avenue is to reapply the 10.3.9 Combined Update. This update may install a new keychains file. Make sure you "repair permissions" after running the Installer. Do not use the computer while the installation is running.
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