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CountGeoff Author

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Cannot verify server identity

Hi
I have got this problem. I get the following message in safari in MBP, iphone and ipad, all running latest ios

"Cannot Verify Server Identity
SAfari cannot verify the identity of "static.ak.facebook.com". Would you like to continue anyway?"
Options : Cancel, Details, Continue

I choose cancel all the time because it seems suspicious but i get it like every 5 minutes, so what should i do ? I have already reset Safari on my MBP but i keep getting it

Also i have not turned on facebook within any of the three devices.

Posted on Oct 23, 2012 9:12 PM

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vmitch

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Oct 23, 2012 10:15 PM in response to CountGeoff

I am also getting it on my Mac and Iphone 4... It just worries me that the security on my devices is in jeapordy?

vmitch

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Oct 23, 2012 10:20 PM in response to CountGeoff

weird all of a suddent it stopped popping up for me. did this happen for anybody else?

Oct 23, 2012 10:22 PM in response to vmitch

Yes - just seemed to stop. Weird.

Oct 23, 2012 10:23 PM in response to vmitch

vmitch wrote:

weird all of a suddent it stopped popping up for me. did this happen for anybody else?

Yes same for me, and am starting to see this reponse on other threads, so whatever it is is going away.... hope it does not return!

CountGeoff Author

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Oct 23, 2012 10:23 PM in response to CountGeoff

It stopped for me as well - i opened like 50 pages on all devices - didnt get it even once - so i guess it has been fixed.

However, what worries me is that i have absolutely no idea what it was. So can anyone provide any sort of information about this?

Oct 23, 2012 10:24 PM in response to CountGeoff

Same here...on all my devices...iMac, iPhone 4, and iPad 2...!

Oct 23, 2012 10:25 PM in response to CountGeoff

Fixed

Oct 23, 2012 10:26 PM in response to CountGeoff

It would be nice to know what this is.. a test, some attack testing to see what could be done, just a failure?

Frozo

Level 2

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Oct 23, 2012 10:26 PM in response to CountGeoff

Yep, its "fixed", but I'd like to know what this is all about too. Im not trusting this at all without an explanation.

Oct 23, 2012 10:27 PM in response to CountGeoff

stopped

electrik

Level 1

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Oct 23, 2012 10:29 PM in response to peter.andersen

I agree this is quite disturbing although it seems to be pretty universal... And has stopped recently. Hopefully that means our security wasn't compromised?

Oct 23, 2012 10:29 PM in response to Frozo

It is not popping up any longer, but I do NOT consider this FIXED!!

I need an explination on WHY it is needing certification, what information is being transmitted behind the scenes. This needs to be addressed now. Completely unaccepatable that simply because it is now trusted again it is no longer "Putting my confidential information at risk".......

Need answers now.

electrik

Level 1

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Oct 23, 2012 10:31 PM in response to theicepick

Has anyone called apple support?

Oct 23, 2012 10:31 PM in response to CountGeoff

I had this issue too with my iphone5. I guess it might be caused I tried to copy a link from Google chrome / Safari (a photo link) to my buddies comment in the Facebook app Comment, when this started happening. I think it has something to do with integrating Facebook with other copied links or items. Try this out hopefully this helps because it seems to have stopped for me.

(Please note this was done with an iPhone)

--> Ensure no links/ or odd texts are currently set in your copy hold

--> in notepad type something and copy it (this will hold a non-glitch text?? )

--> log out of Facebook

--> close all browser apps ( Safari / Google chrome)

--> in settings clear history and clear cookies and data

--> close all apps (double tap home and [x] all the open programs)

--> reset/ turn off your phone

--> turn on your phone and open up a browser and try a website.

Hope this clears up the issue. Best of luck.

Oct 23, 2012 10:33 PM in response to lil_riceguy

it seems everyone has been able to get this cleared up from the above statements. I wonder if this was a server error?

Cannot verify server identity