[EdLUG] Certificate errors subscribing to the list

Edinburgh Linux Users Group edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk
Fri Oct 5 09:08:40 UTC 2018


Hi Tai,

The certificate for lists.lug.org.uk is being used on
lists.edlug.org.uk. I don't think this is a configuration problem on my
end - I'm using Firefox on a recent Fedora version, nothing funny about
my network or clock.
I see the same on the link the list adds to the footer:
https://lists.edlug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/edlug
Thomas


On Fri, Oct 5, 2018, at 10:02 AM, Edinburgh Linux Users Group wrote:
> Hi Thomas
> 
> Just checked, the server is serving a valid Let's Encrypt
> certificate, in the correct date timeframe. Firefox does not
> complain, nor does curl> 
> If this persists on your end, here's a few troubleshooting questions
> which may help:> 
> * is your computer's clock correctly set
> * is your system's certificates trust stores up to date
> * what OS are you using
> * what was the certificate error message
> * are you on a company LAN , is it set to rewrite connections with
>   bogus certificates> 
> HTH
> 
> 
> ===
> Tai Kedzierski
> Linux Operations and Deployments Engineer
> 
> RHCSA # 170-060-834[1]
> 
> 
> 
>
> I use LibreOffice[2] , a free, Freedom-respecting replacement for
> MS Office
>
> *Open Source Free Software is a matter of liberty, not price.*
> https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software> 
> 
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2018 at 08:21, Edinburgh Linux Users Group
> <edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:>> I've just joined the mailing list, and when I clicked the link to
>> confirm my subscription, I got an SSL certificate error:>> 
>>  > lists.edlug.org.uk uses an invalid security certificate.
>>  >
>>  > The certificate is only valid for the following names:
>>  > lists.lug.org.uk, mailman.lug.org.uk>> 
>>  It seems to have worked after I bypassed it, but unless it's some
>>  kind of test for new people joining the list, someone might want to
>>  look into it. ;-)>> 
>>  Best wishes,
>>  Thomas
>> 
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Links:

  1. https://www.redhat.com/rhtapps/services/verify?certId=170-060-834
  2. https://www.libreoffice.org/
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