[EdLUG] Certificate errors subscribing to the list

Edinburgh Linux Users Group edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk
Fri Oct 5 10:00:14 UTC 2018


Thanks Tai!

If lists.lug.org.uk is the canonical domain, it might also be worth
configuring the list so that it uses that for URLs.

On Fri, Oct 5, 2018, at 10:19 AM, Edinburgh Linux Users Group wrote:
> Ah right, gotcha. I see it now
> 
> https://lists.edlug.org.uk redirects https://lists.lug.org.uk, which
> does so only after establishing the secure connection.> 
> It looks like a plain server-configured redirect so there's proabbly
> scope to put a valid certificate on it.> 
> That'll be for the lists site maintainer if they have the time.
> They're on the list, they should be seeing these.> 
> Thanks for pointing it out
> 
> 
> ===
> 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 10:08, Edinburgh Linux Users Group
> <edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:>> __
>> 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[3]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>
>>> I use LibreOffice[4] , 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/
  3. https://www.redhat.com/rhtapps/services/verify?certId=170-060-834
  4. https://www.libreoffice.org/
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