SSL problem;couldn't establish a secure connection to the server, all https

I cannot log into any secure http sites using Safari. I have firefox, and everything works fine with that. I cannot use my mac mail either, as it says that there is something wrong with the server it's trying to log into.
I have OSX 10.3.9, and the latest version of Safari as well. There have been several threads posted regarding this problem and there do not seem to be any clear resolutions.
Will I have to re-install my OS, or is there a clean way of fixing this problem?
Again, Safari can't open any https pages (not even display them), while Firefox on the same computer has no problems.
Thanks for any help!

I'm no expert, but I was having the same problem as you and tried various things to fix it as suggested in other posts on this forum - all to no avail - ..... until ..... I moved the trashed X509Anchors and X509Certificates back to /system/library/keychains folder. And now Safari works. Bizarro if you ask me.

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The following message is appearing every time I go to log into an account via a secure link.
Safari can’t open the page because it couldn’t establish a secure connection to the server
I am running Mac OS X 10.3.9
I have Reset Safari 1.3.2
Removed all cookies
Emptied my Cache
Contacted my ISP and isolated it is a software issue
I used Internet Explorer and I was able to log into secure web pages. Therefore it is only Safari that doesn't allow me to log into secure pages.
Do I need to reinstall my safari application using my Mac OS X Install Disc following the instructions listed in the manual under topic "Reinstalling the software That Came With Your Computer" heading "Installing Mac OS X and Applications"
Buy reinstalling Mac OS X I hoping it might fix the issue with Safari. I am thinking it is a software/application issue.
Is there anyway I can reinstall Safari without having to reinstall anything else and without making back up file from my hard drive.
How do you go about reinstalling Safari only?

Hi
this is likely a keychain or settings issue rather than Safari....
but here is Safari from the 10.3.9 combo update.....
You'll need to choose the 'free' option, then unzip the file & drag the Safari app to your applications folder; then repair permissions, then run the 1.3.1 updater, then the 1.3.2 updater. Phew !!
maybe someone will upload the 1.3.2 version eh? I have tiger, so can't help directly

Can't establish a secure connection to the server

Safari loads ok and I can browse the internet. However, when i try to log on to 'my ebay'(and some other sites) I get the following error message:
Safari can’t open the page “https://signin.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&Using…SAPI.dll%3FMyeBay%26MyeB ay%3D%26guest%3D1&pageType=1883” because it couldn’t establish a secure connection to the server “signin.ebay.co.uk”.
In the mean time I have downloaded Firefox and that is working really well.
Can anyone help repair my Safari?

I have the same issue although i kind of fixed it. I have two admin accounts and one of the account's safari did the same thing as yours, except, it was the startpage and everypage i tried to visit. I reseted safari, as in the erase all data safari in the toolbar, safari-Reset Safari... But safari still didn't work. I logged out and went to my other account and opened safari. Now it works fine on both accounts. This meant safari had to logout before actually working better. I have this a few times these days.

Cannot open page Safari cannot open the page because it could not establish a secure connection to the server

Hello Apple Experts!!
I Am Surendra and very new to this forum.. I just came across a problem with my Iphone while connecting to my company WIFI.. we are using Web authentication.. meaning..
The user will try to connect to the wireless network, the client will get the IP address and they are forced to open up the browser to provide the USERNAME and the PASSWORD on the webpage, once they pass the auth they will be able to access to the internet.
The WEB PAGE that asks for the USERNAME and the PASSWORD is HTTPS and for some reason that page is not at all opening and i am getting the below error.. If i disable HTTPS on the cisco Device the IPHONE works great..
Cannot open page Safari cannot open the page because it could not establish a secure connection to the server
This is happening only on the OS 5 and on the OS 4 everything works just great!!
I have a feeling that this has to do something to do with HTTPS / SSL connection with the IPHONE SAFARI or OS 5
Am connecting to Cisco Wireless LAN COntroller and the access point acting as the WIFI devices..
Any help on the same will be much appreciated!!
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I'm having a similar issue. Connecting on my iPad FROM ANYWHERE to my work's domain results in the message by the OP.
I checked the ciphers enabled by their page, and this was returned:
High Strength Ciphers (>= 112-bit key)
    SSLv3
      EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA       Kx=DH         Au=RSA     Enc=3DES(168)    Mac=SHA1
      DES-CBC3-SHA               Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=3DES(168)    Mac=SHA1
      RC4-MD5                    Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=RC4(128)     Mac=MD5
      RC4-SHA                    Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=RC4(128)     Mac=SHA1
    TLSv1
      EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA       Kx=DH         Au=RSA     Enc=3DES(168)    Mac=SHA1
      DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA         Kx=DH         Au=RSA     Enc=AES(128)     Mac=SHA1
      DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA         Kx=DH         Au=RSA     Enc=AES(256)     Mac=SHA1
      n/a                        Kx=DH         Au=RSA     Enc=Camellia(128) Mac=SHA1
      n/a                        Kx=DH         Au=RSA     Enc=Camellia(256) Mac=SHA1
      DES-CBC3-SHA               Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=3DES(168)    Mac=SHA1
      AES128-SHA                 Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=AES(128)     Mac=SHA1
      AES256-SHA                 Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=AES(256)     Mac=SHA1
      n/a                        Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=Camellia(128) Mac=SHA1
      n/a                        Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=Camellia(256) Mac=SHA1
      RC4-MD5                    Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=RC4(128)     Mac=MD5
      RC4-SHA                    Kx=RSA        Au=RSA     Enc=RC4(128)     Mac=SHA1
This appeared to be a more than sufficient cipher list, yet my iPad won't load any page. I highly doubt it's a problem with SSL2 not being enabled because SSL2 has been deprecated for awhile now.
Any ideas?

Safari 8.0.3 Can't establish a secure connection to the server

I have a Macbook Air (early 2014) running OS X Yosemite 10.10.2
Safari is version 8.0.3
When accessing the websites "https://www.national-lottery.co.uk" and "https://portal.wmpfonline.com" I am given the below message:
Safari can't open the page "https://www.national-lottery.co.uk" because Safari can't establish a secure connection to the server "www.national-lottery.co.uk".
Initially when I bought my Macbook Air these sites worked perfectly. Also, when I clear website data it will work for a short period of time (roughly 2 minutes) but other times that makes no difference. I have tried using FireFox but I still have an issue accessing these sites. When in recovery mode both sites work perfectly fine without an issue.
Is anyone able to help me with this issue? I have been searching and searching for a week to find a solution to this problem.
Thank you all in advance

This could be a complicated problem to solve, as there are several possible causes for it.
Back up all data, then take each of the following steps that you haven't already taken. Stop when the problem is resolved.
Step 1
From the menu bar, select
           ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Date & Time
Select the Time Zone tab in the preference pane that opens and check that the time zone matches your location. Then select the Date & Time tab. Check that the data and time shown (including the year) are correct, and correct them if not.
Check the box marked
          Set date and time automatically
if it's not already checked, and select one of the Apple time servers from the menu next to it.
Step 2
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemCACertificates.keychain
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
          Services ▹ Show Info
from the contextual menu.* An Info dialog should open. The dialog should show "You can only read" in the Sharing & Permissions section.
Repeat with this line:
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain
If instead of the Info dialog, you get a message that either file can't be found, reinstall OS X.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Open a TextEdit window and paste into it by pressing command-V. Select the line you just pasted and continue as above.
Step 3
Launch the Keychain Access 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 and start typing the name.
In the upper left corner of the window, you should see a list headed Keychains. If not, click the button in the lower left corner that looks like a triangle inside a square.
In the Keychains list, there should be items named System and System Roots. If not, select
          File ▹ Add Keychain
from the menu bar and add the following items:
/Library/Keychains/System.keychain
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain
Open the View menu in the menu bar. If one of the items in the menu is
          Show Expired Certificates
select it. Otherwise it will show
          Hide Expired Certificates
which is what you want.
From the Category list in the lower left corner of the window, select Certificates. Look carefully at the list of certificates in the right side of the window. If any of them has a blue-and-white plus sign or a red "X" in the icon, double-click it. An inspection window will open. Click the disclosure triangle labeled Trust to disclose the trust settings for the certificate. From the menu labeled
          Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
select
          no value specified
Close the inspection window. You'll be prompted for your administrator password to update the settings.
Now open the same inspection window again, and select
          When using this certificate: Use System Defaults
Save the change in the same way as before.
Revert all the certificates with non-default trust settings. Never again change any of those settings.
Step 4
Select My Certificates from the Category list. From the list of certificates shown, delete any that are marked with a red X as expired or invalid.
Export all remaining certificates, delete them from the keychain, and reimport. For instructions, select
          Help ▹ Keychain Access Help
from the menu bar and search for the term "export" in the help window. Export each certificate as an individual file; don't combine them into one big file.
Step 5
From the menu bar, select
          Keychain Access ▹ Preferences... ▹ Certificates
There are three menus in the window. Change the selection in the top two to Best attempt, and in the bottom one to CRL.
Step 6
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
/var/db/crls
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
A folder named "crls" should open. Move all the files in that folder to the Trash. You’ll be prompted for your administrator login password.
Restart the computer, empty the Trash, and test.
Step 7
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
open -e /etc/hosts
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal application in the same way you launched Keychain Access.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting. A TextEdit window should open. At the top of the window, you should see this:
# Host Database
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
127.0.0.1                              localhost
255.255.255.255          broadcasthost
::1                                        localhost
fe80::1%lo0                    localhost
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Establish a secure connection to the server?

I try to access email from a local internet provider. A text box appears that states "Safari can't open the page because it could not establish a secure connection to the server." Is this a Safari problem, internet provider problem? Thank you!

emergencynurse,
Check the date and time on your iPhone in Settings -> General -> Date & Time. Make sure it is correct.
This indicates Safari was attempting to access a webpage with SSL (https://) and had an error. The most common cause of this on your end is date and time. However, it could be an expired certificate on the server, the date & time on the server or other issues.
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