Dear Markus, dear Michael,

the certificate from ccp4 appears to be signed by QuoVadis Ltd. 
If I understand correctly, this is a trusted company, as of Firefox Version 
32, according to the information at https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/
Included_Certificates

Maybe you need to UPdate, not DOWNdate your browser?

Regards,
Tim

On Wednesday, October 11, 2017 12:50:13 PM CEST R. Michael Garavito wrote:
> Markus,
> 
> I had that problem for a short while with slightly older versions of
> Firefox, but more recently (v54 - v56) it has not impacted any of the CCP4
> sites.  Whether it is a Firefox correction, I don’t know, but it is fine
> for me.  Note that CCP4online is https://www.ccp4.ac.uk/ccp4online/
> <https://www.ccp4.ac.uk/ccp4online/>, which requires logins, but ccp4 is
> http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/ <http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/> still.  I had it mostly
> when connecting from home.
> 
> Michael
> 
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> > On Oct 11, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Edward A. Berry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > 
> > Is it because of this? Its been coming for a while now:
> > https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/04/30/deprecating-non-secure-http/
> > 
> > I see no reason why a website, dedicated to providing information
> > available to everyone, should be required to use https.
> > The web is too focused on e-commerce, where security is more important.
> > 
> > I hope firefox can be configured to allow insecure http, perhaps with a
> > warning. Otherwise downgrade to previous version (FF 47 connects fine).
> > Just be sure when visiting ccp4.ac.uk, don't enter personal info
> > like your tax-payer ID or credit card number. If you need to login
> > to modify the wiki or your subscription details, use another password for
> > the bank.
> > 
> > eab
> > 
> > On 10/11/2017 05:15 AM, Markus Heckmann wrote:
> >> If anyone from CCP4 website has noticed that...
> >> Your connection is not secure
> >> 
> >> 
> >> The owner of www.ccp4.ac.uk has configured their web site improperly.
> >> To protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not
> >> connected to this web site.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> (https warning message)
> >> https://www.ccp4.ac.uk/ccp4online/

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