iTunes can’t verify the identity of the server

For those window's users, I found that flushing the dns really helped.

I was getting the error message iTunes can't verify the identity of the server "init.itunes.apple.com".

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1527

How can you bump this thread to help people with App Store not working after Mavericks install? Because I searched everywhere, reinstalled maveriks, deleted caches, etc. and this is the only thing that worked. I just want to save People some time. Thank you so much

Thank you - the Keychain master certificates were my issue for a iMac upgraded from 10.5.8 to 10.9 Mavericks from a Time Machine restore. I was getting "cannot download software because of a network problem" from Apple automatic software downloads (for printer drivers or Java and such) as well as a blank App Store. The Keychain Master Certificates were the issue - a tedious 20 minute fix. Thanks!

In my case, on Windows, the error was because my system clock was living in 2099, probably due to combination of dead battery and failing to connect to a time server. SSL certificates are dated so they fail if the clock is badly wrong.

Thank you so much! I was getting appleplectic, trying to figure out why I couldn't access lots of websites on Chrome, then the app store, and then finally when I tried itunes. It was doing a search that included itunes that got me to this thread, and your solution was exactly the right magic one that solved all my problems. Thanks!

I use windows XP and faced same issue when I updated my iTunes, then I found the solution... Follow these steps... close iTunes program, check the date and time of your computer and make sure it is current year and date , if not change it, and now open itunes, that should fix it. 🙂

You probably need to reset your keychain:

Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X - Apple Support

This worked perfectly for me too, thank you so much.

i have the same problem and safari won't open websites properly and went to certificates but no blue plus signs. what can i do

Hi Freedom4U2

I am having the same problem but don't have any blue dots by my certificates. Any ideas?

Thank you so much

I'm sure this does work, but when i tried to do it, i found that none of the certificates showed either a blue dot or a plus sign... So how else can i solve this problem then?