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Secure webapp url fails to open using the webapp-container when the url has a self signed certificate

Asked by Wayne Lloyd

Problem: Secure webapp url fails to open using the webapp-container when the url has a self signed certificate

Application Output: [0707/223857:ERROR:cert_verify_proc_nss.cc(886)] CERT_PKIXVerifyCert for 192.168.0.253 failed err=-8172

I can open the url manually in the webbrowser-app after I accept the untrusted certificate warning

Please could someone advise if this is a bug or a feature?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What URL does the app open?

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Wayne Lloyd (waynelloyd) said : 		#2

The app opens an internal server IP, I found a url that produces the same result https://www.pcwebshop.co.uk/

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Certificate died in 2012.

I have the same issue in Windows 7 here.

You could contact the owners to alert them to the issue but the cert is long dead.

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Wayne Lloyd (waynelloyd) said : 		#4

Maybe I have not described the problem well enough?

The URL I provided is an example of a URL that has an problem with its certificate I don't care about the website content, in the web-browser app a privacy error is displayed with a button allowing you to proceed to the website ignoring the invalid certificate

When a url with an invalid certificate is opened using the webapp-container it opens a blank page and does not provide a privacy error that allows users to proceed and open the website anyway

Should the webapp-container open urls with invalid certificates?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

The Web servers can self sign if the loaded cert is expired.

Contacting the owner will prompt them to renew it

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