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when I access our intranet via https I get this "certificate error: navigation blocked" error in IE8 on Windows XP SP3. I can click Continue to this website (not recommended). but I use IE for automation testing so I have to avoid these extra clicks.

Any idea?

I tried

  • setting “Turn off the Security Settings Check feature” to enabled.
  • setting "Display Mixed Content" to enabled
  • lowering security levels to minimum
  • adding the web server address to trusted zone
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Don't know much about disabling it, but i found this, seems it is better to fix the real problem...petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=41859 – Moab Jan 17 '11 at 22:52
Or you might be able to disable it with Group Policy for IE8...technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc985351.aspx – Moab Jan 17 '11 at 22:54
@Moab: found it. Thank you. – Radek Jan 17 '11 at 22:57
You can accept your own answer, you get no points but it helps others, thanks for posting it. – Moab Jan 17 '11 at 23:07
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in IE

  1. Click Tools and select Internet Options
  2. Click the Security
  3. Select "Trusted Sites" icon and set the Security level to "Medium Low".
  4. Close all the Windows. Then open the browser.
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Thanks Radek. What are the security implications of doing this? – SidCool Aug 29 '11 at 21:15
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That you won't be warned in any case .... Great for automation testing :-) Probably not so good for all users... – Radek Aug 29 '11 at 23:07
1. I tried all of the other internet options: advance tab, check server and certificate. 2. I also did vista regedit and HKEY Local MACHINE SOFTWARE and nothing worked. I used your _internet options advanced tab and uncheck warn about certificate address mismatch, and it worked first time! – Jean Mar 4 at 0:14
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You shouldn't have to change the security settings for this.

That error message is because your IE is missing a security update, you can follow any of this solutions to fix this without having to change your security settings.

Option 1:

Visit www.microsoft.com, go to Security & Updates -> Microsoft Update, then click on "Custom". One of the options on the left-hand navigation pane should be "Software, Optional". Look for "Root Certificate Update" and install that update.

Option 2:

Go to https://ssl.trustwave.com/support/support-root-download.php, click on "STCA" under "PEM Format". The web browser should prompt you to save the file. Save the file in a folder you'll remember. Open that folder and double click on the file you just downloaded (the file is named "stca.crt" by default). A window should come up displaying the details of the certificate. Click on "Install Certificate" on the bottom of the window. The "Certificate Import Wizard" should start. Click "Next" and select "Place all certificates in the following store". Click "Browse" and select "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" and click "OK", then "Next", then "Finish".

Option 3:

Visit https://ev.securetrust.com using Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE). Your root certificate should automatically be updated.

Option 4:

If users are part of a policy group, then the administrator can enable "Update Root Certificates" under the policy settings. Windows will then update the root certificates automatically.

Once any of the above options are completed, you should be able to utilize Trustwave SSL certificates without any issues.

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