Hi, since updating the visa of mac os (high sierra) i am getting “Safari can’t establish a secure connection to the server” i get this on more then one of my mac's not in the same network. I've tried safe mode it works, I've cleared cookies etc. Even DNS as one of the google search came up with that. Nothing. Apple was no help on the chat online. Has anyone here got any ideas? or came across this?
It probably means that your web browser tried to use a https connection, when the website was not (properly) configured for that (but only for http). Or it could mean that their SSL certificate has expired or is otherwise invalidated.
Good sites will be configured for https (Google rewards this with page ranking). Good sites will also try to switch to https if the visitor requests a http connection on a site that is capable of https.
Did you follow a link to get to the website where you got the error message? Copy-and-paste in place the website address (to unhide the protocol) and remove the ‘s’ to try again. This re-tries without intention of securing the connection.
Safari will do unsecured connections just fine, but will warn you when insecure connections pose as if they were secure, because that could potentially put the user in danger.
For your router in a local area network (no outside threat): if https://192.168.1.1/ gives an error, try http://192.168.1.1/.
If there is no (firmware) update for the router for better secure browser connections that Safari likes, then you will probably have to resort to other browsers that will connect as-is.
so I have no option but to use another browser that lets me get it and works fine or around it, like when trying to get to my router page. all other browsers are working but safari.
it will not let me do that
yeah, I'm having no problems with chrome connecting to any sites.
it's just annoying. I really wish I didn't update to 10.13.4 its just been one problem after another.
Safari can’t establish a secure connection to the server
