Re: Security warning on Verizon server [Telecom]
- From: David Clayton <dcstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:39:48 +1100
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:48:39 -0700, Steven wrote:
Telecom digest moderator wrote:
I just tried to access https://www.verizon.com/ . I got an error
message, saying that "The certificate is only valid for
a248.e.akamai.net". Anyone else have this result?
I get the same, just click OK and it connects. Must be some kind of link.
Try www.verizon.net, the following link you used just forwards to the net
address: https://www.verizon.com.
When you get a certificate for a SSL web server the domain name in the
cert *must* match the domain of the site you are going to, else you get
that mismatch error message.
There is probably a "master" web server for the Verizon domain that load
shares the incoming requests by redirecting to other web sites that do the
actual work, and someone probably has made some changes and forgot to set
up the correct cert for that initial site.
In general you should *never* ignore that sort of error, as it may
indicate a hijacked web site just waiting to steal your banking details
etc.
--
Regards, David.
David Clayton
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Knowledge is a measure of how many answers you have, intelligence is a
measure of how many questions you have.
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