"connection failed" mac app store

When attempting to purchase/download apps from my Macbook w/Lion OS using App Store I am asked to log in where I get "Connection failed." message.  Also I cannot sign in to my account from the App Store.  I can access everything else on the internet and even log in to apple.com. Everything was fine up until a few days ago when I upgraded to Lion.
How can I fix this?

This is a bug in Lion 10.7.4 and to get more info look at this post:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18353267#18353267
I have tried what I posted above and it got rid of the AppStore issue for me, but there may be other issues that are related to certificates:
I had many error messages saying invalid certificate on websites like hotmail and others since updating to Lion 10.4.7
Also my bank site and others gave same error while before it never did so!
Come on, Apple solve the bug in Lion without forcing us to buy Mountain Lion because of a bug!!
Here is the message that solves the issues so far from above thread:
antonyoung
Re: Invalid Certificate on every secured website 
Jun 9, 2012 4:40 PM (in response to quickSti)
Thank you quickSti! This finally solved the problem for me.
quickSti wrote:
I solved this on my wife's computer by resetting the security certificate settings.  This might help others:
Close all windows.
Keychain Access ->  click on System Roots on the left, and then click on Certifcates on the bottom left.
Check to see if any of the certificates on the right have the blue "+" symbol - this means they have custom trust settings.
There is a bug in changing the policies, so you'll have to change them via the method below.  Changing them just by changing the access to "system defaults" doesn't seem to save.  The method below worked for me.
Double-click on each certificate with the custom setting (blue "+"), expand the section labled "trust".  Change the "Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" setting to "no value specified".  Close window - you should be prompted for the password.  Double-click on the certificate again, expand trust, change the "When using this certificate" setting to "Use System Defaults".  Close window, and re-enter password.
If you didn't re-enter your password upon closing the window, the setting didn't take.  The blue "+" should disappear after a few seconds when it's set back to default.  Once all of the certificates are changed back to default, restart Safari.
This solved all of the problems for my wife's computer with these issues and OSX 10.7.4
Thank you to everybody who helped with this bug...

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    27  libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e1a69e _dispatch_mach_invoke + 154
    28  libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff86e19633 _dispatch_queue_drain + 359
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    Full report of the following incident:
    02.02.14 12:41:38,282 sandboxd[91]: ([43640]) Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    Mail(43640) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    Process:         Mail [43640]
    Path:            /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
    Load Address:    0x10c586000
    Identifier:      com.apple.mail
    Version:         1827 (7.1)
    Build Info:      5-Mail~1827000000000000
    Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)
    Parent Process:  launchd [166]
    Date/Time:       2014-02-02 12:41:38.276 +0100
    OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
    Report Version:  8
    Thread 0:
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    1   Security                                0x00007fff8573d2af Security::MDSSession::updateDataBases() + 693
    2   Security                                0x00007fff8578feef Security::MDSSession::DbOpen(char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, Security::AccessCredentials const*, void const*, long&) + 145
    3   Security                                0x00007fff8578fde3 mds_DbOpen(long, char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, cssm_access_credentials const*, void const*, long*) + 211
    4   Security                                0x00007fff8573ccd7 Security::MDSClient::Directory::cdsa() const + 93
    5   Security                                0x00007fff857f995b Security::MDSClient::Directory::dlGetFirst(cssm_query const&, cssm_db_record_attribute_data&, cssm_data*, cssm_db_unique_record*&) + 39
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    7   Security                                0x00007fff85761ca5 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::_load() + 329
    8   Security                                0x00007fff85761b29 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::searchList() + 29
    9   Security                                0x00007fff8587b2b5 Security::KeychainCore::StorageManager::getSearchList(std::__1::vector<Security ::KeychainCore::Keychain, std::__1::allocator<Security::KeychainCore::Keychain> >&) + 163
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    13  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b3c234 HTTPProtocol::openStream() + 80
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    Console log – All Messages
    Action:
    App Store > Sign In > Apple ID / Password > Sign In > Connection failed.
    02.02.14 12:51:07,365 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,372 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,377 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,384 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,390 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,396 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,402 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,409 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:07,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:08,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    02.02.14 12:51:09,730 SafariNotificationAgent[44337]: Error calling realpath on the home directory.
    02.02.14 12:51:09,732 com.apple.launchd.peruser.0[166]: (com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent[44337]) Exited with code: 1
    02.02.14 12:51:09,732 com.apple.launchd.peruser.0[166]: (com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
    Full report of the following incident:
    02.02.14 12:51:07,365 sandboxd[91]: ([44259]) App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    App Store(44259) deny file-write-data /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.lock
    Process:         App Store [44259]
    Path:            /Applications/App Store.app/Contents/MacOS/App Store
    Load Address:    0x107a6d000
    Identifier:      com.apple.appstore
    Version:         201 (1.3)
    Build Info:      61-Firenze~201000000000000
    Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)
    Parent Process:  launchd [166]
    Date/Time:       2014-02-02 12:51:07.307 +0100
    OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
    Report Version:  8
    Thread 0:
    0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff888ce5da __open + 10
    1   Security                                0x00007fff8573d2af Security::MDSSession::updateDataBases() + 693
    2   Security                                0x00007fff8578feef Security::MDSSession::DbOpen(char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, Security::AccessCredentials const*, void const*, long&) + 145
    3   Security                                0x00007fff8578fde3 mds_DbOpen(long, char const*, cssm_net_address const*, unsigned int, cssm_access_credentials const*, void const*, long*) + 211
    4   Security                                0x00007fff8573ccd7 Security::MDSClient::Directory::cdsa() const + 93
    5   Security                                0x00007fff857f995b Security::MDSClient::Directory::dlGetFirst(cssm_query const&, cssm_db_record_attribute_data&, cssm_data*, cssm_db_unique_record*&) + 39
    6   Security                                0x00007fff8573c7b2 Security::CssmClient::Table<Security::MDSClient::Common>::startQuery(Security:: CssmQuery const&, bool) + 234
    7   Security                                0x00007fff85761ca5 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::_load() + 329
    8   Security                                0x00007fff85761b29 Security::KeychainCore::DynamicDLDBList::searchList() + 29
    9   Security                                0x00007fff8587b2b5 Security::KeychainCore::StorageManager::getSearchList(std::__1::vector<Security ::KeychainCore::Keychain, std::__1::allocator<Security::KeychainCore::Keychain> >&) + 163
    10  Security                                0x00007fff85787bc2 SecIdentityCopyPreference + 319
    11  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b4f3e5 HTTPProtocolSSLSupport::getSSLCertsCached(__CFString const*) + 235
    12  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b4f073 HTTPProtocol::setupSSLPropertiesOnStream(_CFURLRequest const*) + 363
    13  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b3c234 HTTPProtocol::openStream() + 80
    14  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b3b67a HTTPProtocol::useNetConnectionForRequest(NetConnection*, __CFHTTPMessage*, unsigned char) + 1750
    15  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b3aeae HTTPConnectionCacheEntry::dispatchConnectionToProtocol(NetConnection*, HTTPProtocol*, HTTPRequestMessage*, unsigned char) + 276
    16  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b3ac6d HTTPConnectionCacheEntry::notifyNextProtocolOfOpenConnection(NetConnection*, unsigned char) + 301
    17  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b37fcf HTTPConnectionCacheEntry::enqueueRequestForProtocol(HTTPProtocol*, __CFHTTPMessage*) + 685
    18  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b379cc HTTPConnectionCache::_onqueue_enqueueRequestForProtocol(HTTPProtocol*, __CFHTTPMessage*) + 178
    19  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b378f1 ___ZN19HTTPConnectionCache25enqueueRequestForProtocolEP12HTTPProtocolP15__CFHTT PMessage_block_invoke + 26
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    24  CFNetwork                               0x00007fff87b2dfb2 MultiplexerSource::_perform(void*) + 72
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