#542 HIGH Update.: Better (better? there are none!) dialog for SSL / https sites (was: Better dialog for SSL / https sites)

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#542: Better (better? there are none!) dialog for SSL / https sites
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  Reporter:  ywwg             |       Owner:  erikos   
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new      
  Priority:  high             |   Milestone:  Update.2 
 Component:  browse-activity  |     Version:  Build 653
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:           
  Verified:  1                |    Blocking:           
 Blockedby:                   |  
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Changes (by vorburger):

 * cc: vorburger (added)
  * verified:  0 => 1


Comment:

 This problem really is a pain! Priority Blocker may be a bit harsh, but it
 does "block" you to get online at Wireless access networks that have some
 kind of web sign-up and use a self-signed cert.  Just happened to me when
 presenting the XO at a university campus.

 This is probably plainly simply a duplicate of #5534... (or #5534 should
 be a duplicate of this #542, because this one is older) - this isn't about
 "Better dialog for SSL / https sites" but about handling it at all.  At
 least in Build 656, Browse does NOT "ask if you want to accept the
 certificate" anymore (as the initial description above says) but gives
 that Mozilla error described at e.g.
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Ask_OLPC_a_Question_about_the_XO#Browser_issue_with_SSL_warning_about_invalid_security_certificate

 I took the liberty to at least change the Summary.  Somebody else should
 do the duplication and close this (or the other way), I don't dare.

 PS: A hack around this problem seems to be described at
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Browse#Adding_Authorities_for_SSL_support
 by somebody.

 PPS: I put links on
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Ask_OLPC_a_Question_about_the_XO#Browser_issue_with_SSL_warning_about_invalid_security_certificate

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