Victoria Herring
Level 2 (297 points)
Mac OS X

Q: "identity cannot be verified" certificate for server invalid

I had to wipe and reinstall the OS [Yosemite] and am putting back the apps one by one = a tedious but necessary process == I got a warning that a server certificate is invalid etc. - I did not trust or approve it but want to know whether I can/should have - what gave me pause is that the details are that the country is RU, state Moscow, organization Parallels, Parallels Automation, parallels.com etc == I do not use Parallels = and don't feel good about any certificate with Moscow RU as the originator.  Any ideas?  This is with reference to a website created using Century Link's tools [a US phone company] and the URL is one I reserved at GoDaddy.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), older 17"

Posted on Jan 24, 2016 1:10 PM

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Victoria Herring

Q: "identity cannot be verified" certificate for server invalid

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  • by John Lockwood,Helpful

    John Lockwood John Lockwood Jan 25, 2016 9:57 AM in response to Victoria Herring
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    Jan 25, 2016 9:57 AM in response to Victoria Herring

    Parallels is now headquartered in the US in Renton in Washington State but does have offices in Moscow and Novosibirsk. I believe it was originally founded in Russia before being bought by SWsoft.

     

    The main product from Parallels is the Parallels desktop virtualisation software, they also do a remote access tool and various device management tools.

  • by Victoria Herring,

    Victoria Herring Victoria Herring Jan 25, 2016 9:58 AM in response to John Lockwood
    Level 2 (297 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jan 25, 2016 9:58 AM in response to John Lockwood

    Thanks for the info = I will check with Century Link == I just don't know why the certificate would be a parallels certificate anyway....but maybe it's something CL does....thanks for the info ...I shouldn't be paranoid, but better safe than sorry