I have a 2017 MacBook Pro with Ventura OS. My credit card company insists I upgrade the OS in order to access my CC account. I don't really want to, nor do I know if an upgrade is available. My computer says it's up to date. What do I do?
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.0
Since a 2017 MacBook Pro cannot upgrade to Sonoma or later, you should verify in System Settings > General > Software Update that a newer version of Ventura 13.6.9 and Safari 17.6 could be waiting for installation.
Since a 2017 MacBook Pro cannot upgrade to Sonoma or later, you should verify in System Settings > General > Software Update that a newer version of Ventura 13.6.9 and Safari 17.6 could be waiting for installation.
Ventura is still a current macOS version with full support. It will still be current when Sequoia is released.
I assume this is not actually your credit card company refusing to give you an online account unless you can prove you have updated - but rather that when you go to their website you get some "your browser is out of date" error?
Could you perhaps provide the exact wording, or a screenshot?
BobTheFisherman wrote:
I'd try a different/newer browser like FireFox or Chrome.
+1 👍 Some banks/credit card firms only support a few browsers. And they can be picky about the version.
I use current releases of Firefox and have never had a problem with any bank/cc card company's website.
What CC company is this?
Ventura is still current and supported.
Apple stopped passing the actual macOS version in the user agent field for HTTPS interaction. They state it is Catalina which may be why your CC company is balking. If they are that stupid, do you really want to bank with them?
ravenofmany wrote:
I have a 2017 MacBook Pro with Ventura OS. My credit card company insists I upgrade the OS in order to access my CC account. I don't really want to, nor do I know if an upgrade is available. My computer says it's up to date. What do I do?
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I'd try a different/newer browser like FireFox or Chrome.
Probably, many financial institutions are still checking this outdated and deprecated browser user agent string:
instead of getting the actual browser version number from the JavaScript used in this example.
One would enclose that JavaScript content in the HTML head section:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
⋮
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
and open that in their browser. What I see in Safari 17.6 using that code:
and if a user disables JavaScript in their browser, then they are likely in for a website access rejection…
My credit card company insists I upgrade the macOS in order to access my CC account