Safari can't verify the identy of the website
This message comes up every time I try to log open Safari - doesn't matter if I am going to a news site, my bank, gmail, facebook, etc.
Basically everything I try to log into. It tells me the certificate is invalid, or the issuer is invalid. This has been going on for a while. I downloaded firefox to see if it was just a safari thing, and it did not have this problem. Can someone please tell me how to fix this with safari? Version 5.1.2
I have reset Safari (all boxes checked) and same thing. I even moved the com.apple.Safari.plist to my desktop and started over.
Any ideas??????
Thanks!
Try this...
Go to Safari > Preferences then select the Security tab.
Deselect: Warn when visiting a fraudulent website
Deselect: Ask before sending a non-secure form a secure services
Quit then relaunch Safari.
See if that made a difference.
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Safari can't verify the identity of the website.........
So yesterday I removed one stick of memory and added another (larger) stick of memory. This is the only thing I have done latly. I had surfed the net after changing ram and nothing seemed wrong. Today when I go to log in to my e-mail I get the warning that "Safari cant verify the identity of the website........" Found it a little odd. I went to another website where I am always logged in however this time I wasn't. When I clicked on the login button the safari warning appeared again. I checked two other sites that I frequent and am always logged into except now I'm not. It even appeared when I logged in to post this queston. Is this something to worrie about? Is there an virus or spyware I could have picked up somewhere? Is this a security issue? what's the problem? This is just too weird and I'm a little paranoid anyways.
Hello Linc,
April 13, 2015
For years you've been a most valuable asset to me here at Apple.Com.
I REALLY wish I could speak with you on the phone, because this is a little heavy.
But for now I am TRYING to find the instructions/article that appears when you click the question mark "?".... that appears at the bottom of the drop down message which reads as follows....To see an image of it...the scroll halfway down and someone named WildBill posted an image of the drop down that is associated with the subject of this thread.....One of the 2 links below will show you a picture of the drop down and question mark.
FIX for: "Safari can't verify the identity of the website" - certificate not valid
Below is something that may or not be relative....but I just wanted you to see a photo of the drop down warning,...I think the one ABOVE is the one....the one below I'm not sure.....I am so tired right now.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6983714?start=15&tstart=0
Below is an article apple sent me but this is not what I was looking for
OS X: Keychain Access asks for keychain "login" after changing login password - Apple Support
There is a question mark that when you click on it sends you to an article/instructions on the side telling you what to do, but since I no longer get this pop up I can't find THAT article/instructions.
I'm pretty sure the headline of the article read something like this.
"What to do if Safari can't verify a security certificate as valid".....something like that.
The reason I need to see those instructions again is I need to retrace my steps to make sure I didn't make a mistake when I was in Keychain Access.
I called Apple and they didn't seemed interested in helping me.
Perhaps you can.
Thanks Linc,
Apple Dreamer
P.S....How do I know if you respond to this?.....Should of I left my phone number or email address? -
Safari can't verify the identity of website. What to do?
I am getting a "certificate invalid" message using Safari on a number of sites, including my bank, Apple iTunes, insurance company, and many others. The message is: "Safari can't verify the identity of the website (then the specific site is named)". I have spoken with my bank and they say it is an issue with Safari and I should try another browser. I tried Firefox and the connection to the sites is perfect, no issues or warnings at all. What is wrong with Safariu and what, other than stop using it, can be done to correct the certificate issue?
Back up all data.
Unlock the Network preference pane, if necessary, by clicking the lock icon in the lower left corner and entering your password. Cllck Advanced, open the DNS tab, and change the server addresses to the following:
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
That's Google DNS. Click OK, then Apply.
In Safari, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Privacy ▹ Remove All Website Data
and confirm. If you’re using another browser, empty the cache. Test. Any difference?
Notes:
1. If you lose Internet access after making the above change to your network settings, delete the Google servers in the Network preference pane, then select the TCP/IP tab and click Renew DHCP Lease. That should restore the original DNS settings; otherwise restore them yourself. Remember that you must click Apply in order for any changes to take effect.
2. I don't use Google DNS myself, though I have tested it, and I'm not recommending it or any other DNS provider; the server addresses are offered merely for testing purposes. There may be privacy and technical issues involved in using that service, which you should investigate personally before you decide whether to keep the settings. Other public DNS services exist. -
Hello. Just upgraded to OS X Mavericks v 10.9.1. Now I keep getting "safari can't verify the identity of the website" error. I looked for other updates, but none are available. Am I doing something wrong? Didn't do this before the upgrade, now I can't seem to log into anything through safari.
Most websites are checked to make sure they do not contain viruses or that they are properly encrypted. If safari cannot identify a website's ceritificate, check if other browers do the same thing (make sure they are up to date browsers), if they all say it cannot be verified, then the site was probably hijacked and you should run a full scan of your computer for viruses, unless the page was blocked by safari and redirected to something that said fraudulent webstie detected.
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when I bought my Macbook air out of the box ut needed a password and now I can't update because it will not connect to the app store and almost every web page safari can't verify
Pls help me out with a solution
thx
Emile den DunnenThe Complete Guide to Using the iTunes Store
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-using-t he-itunes-store/
Can't connect to the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1368
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297
This works for some users. Not sure why.
Go to Settings>General>Date and Time> Set Automatically>Off. Set the date ahead by about a year.Then see if you can connect to the store.
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You can change it. At the top of iTunes, click Store > View My Account, log in with your password, View Account. To the right of your Apple ID click the word Edit, and it will take you to a page where you can edit your email address.
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Safari can't verify indetity of website.
I have a powerbook g4 and wireless internet.
I visit the website neopets allmost every day to chat on the message boareds there and i just started getting a little pop up saying Safari can't verify indetity of website, it gives you two opisons to cancel or conitune. i click cancel very time it pop ups which seems to be every time i refresh the page but once i clicked conitune and it brought me to a website which looked like it was capital one the bank but there was not the whole page, just a capital one header. But after i clicked conitune the pop up stoped. But i was scared i may have caused some one to hack me or something so i deletd my cookies and emptyed my cache and cleared the history. But the pop up is back. it only seems to be on neopets. so i'[m not sure what that means. if any one could help me that would be great. i have taken a screen shot of the message so you can see the whole thing.
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)Hi,
I still have apple care should i call them and see what they say? or take it in and looked at?
I don't think there is anything wrong with your computer, so I don't think you have to worry about it, if it makes you feel better though do take it in.
As I said in my first post this has occured to me when logging into hotmail,
it happened on Safari & Firefox.
Read through this, look at the spyware topic of the site. Spyware doe not infect a computer, it tracks.
In Safari preferences ->Security tab, make sure you have Accept cookies: only from sites you navigate to.
If i were you i would trash the cookies.plist file, & the cache folder
Quit Safari,
Home~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
Home~/Library/Caches/Safari cache folder
Read hayne's reply regarding view.admt.com [cookie tracking] it is half way down the page.
http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=51325
All popular sites -> http://noc.scoca-k12.org/n2h2/
Eme'~[) -
Safari can't verify website certificates: constant pop-ups
Suddenly, every web page/url I try to navigate to gets me a drop-down warning that states "Safari can't verify ..." etc. Often, these warning relate to websites or addresses unrelated to my attempt. (E.G., I tried to get to my google calendar", but got a warning asking if I still wanted to connect to a youtube site.) This just started happening and is now constant. Any ideas?
Read this whole message before doing anything.
Back up all data. Quit the App Store application if it’s running. Test after each of the following steps until the problem is resolved.
Step 1
Triple-click the line below to select it:
/Library/Updates
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu. A Finder window should open with a folder selected. Move the contents of the selected folder to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator password.
Step 2
Do as in Step 1 with this line:
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
If there's no change, quit the App Store and restore the file you moved from your backup, overwriting the one that may have been created in its place. Otherwise, recreate your settings in the Software Update preference pane.
Step 3
Hold down the option key and select
Go ▹ Library
from the Finder menu bar. Move the following items from the Library folder to the Trash (some may not exist):
Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.*.plist
Saved Application State/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.savedState
Here, "*" stand for a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes.
Step 4
If you still have problems, quit the App Store again.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:
rm -fr $TMPDIR../C/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear, then quit Terminal. -
MAC OS X 10.6.8 (safari can not verify website)
Hi
For past few days i am having problem when i try to visit any website it show a massage "safari can not identify the address of the website www..... then below he message is "The certficate of this website is invalid". this message is coming up on all the website
thank you for your helpRunning the combo updater should fix this for you. It should update the certificate that is out of date that is at the root cause of the problem.
You posted in the Snow Leopard forum so here is the link for Snow Leopard combo. Check under the Apple in the Menu bar > About this Mac to verify you are on 10.6
Combo updater: Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update v.1.1 - 1.09 GB
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
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Below that there is more, it says," The certificate for this website is invalid. You might be connecting to a website that is pretending to be (Whatever the name of the site is) which could put your confidential info at risk. Would you like to connect to the website anyway?" and it give the options of show certificate, cancel, and continue. But the thing i dont understand is that it does this for basically EVERY page i visit. even facebook. and when i click "continue" it alows me to go to the page but limits what i can do and only shows certain things. i'm very frusterated with it. Help Me!
This issue was resolved! I didnt think about restoring my computer to factory settings but I did and now my computer works like brand new. basically, just back up your files and do the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPmT5Xbb8p0 -
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Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.
Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
fees may apply.
6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
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OS X Mavericks- System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mavericks
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) —
Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table — RoaringApps.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Lion System Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor
2. 2GB of memory
3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
4. 7GB of available space
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