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why do I get a "your connection is not private"notice on sites I have always been allowed to visit?

Why do I get a "your connection is not private" on some of my perviously bookmarked sites?

Some of these are very important financial sites. Please help

MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Oct 23, 2021 5:37 AM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2021 7:03 AM

On the 30th of September 2021 the certificates that allow you to connect to various websites 

expired you can however download new ones.


Click on the link below,

https://letsencrypt.org/certificates/


Download these two files


ISRG Root X1

Self Signed click on the der to download


And ISRG Root X2

Self signed click on der to download.


Open the Keychain Access app in your Applications> Utility folder.

In the left column highlight System.

Click on File in the menubar and click on Import Items,

select the newly downloaded files in turn and press Open.


Double-click on one of the newly imported certificates, click on the disclosure triangle

and next to When using this certificate: change Use System Defaults to Always Trust.

Do the same for the other certificate.


Restart your mac.

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Oct 23, 2021 7:03 AM in response to Schneeve83

On the 30th of September 2021 the certificates that allow you to connect to various websites 

expired you can however download new ones.


Click on the link below,

https://letsencrypt.org/certificates/


Download these two files


ISRG Root X1

Self Signed click on the der to download


And ISRG Root X2

Self signed click on der to download.


Open the Keychain Access app in your Applications> Utility folder.

In the left column highlight System.

Click on File in the menubar and click on Import Items,

select the newly downloaded files in turn and press Open.


Double-click on one of the newly imported certificates, click on the disclosure triangle

and next to When using this certificate: change Use System Defaults to Always Trust.

Do the same for the other certificate.


Restart your mac.

why do I get a "your connection is not private"notice on sites I have always been allowed to visit?

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