Your connection is not secure

[Styx]

www.qlocal.co.uk uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate expired on 13 January 2021, 22:37. The current time is 13 January 2021, 22:43. Error code: SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE

[The PNP]

Yeah, I just got same message!

[Mint]

Site Admin needs to update TLS certificates.

[Nick2]

One problem after another. Disappointing but after 16 years maybe it's time to give it a rest.

[seivad]

Thanks for reporting it, Styx. I've also PMd Steve. I'm sure he'll look at it ASAP.

In the meantime.... that's me outa here

[Hector]

Still an issue. But this happens with my work website regularly. Nothing to worry about. (But of course always keep your antivirus up-to-date.)

[said]

Still an issue. But this happens with my work website regularly. Nothing to worry about. (But of course always keep your antivirus up-to-date.)

Thanks for the info. I have received the same message.

[Steed]

Yep same here using iPad.

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[Hamble]

Ditto!

Here I am as Mr H says "posting on Qlocal is like going to Tesco maskless singing Rule Britannia very loudly."

[steve]

I had issues installing the new certificates to allow https

Awaiting assistance from server support people

[Hector]

One problem after another. Disappointing but after 16 years maybe it's time to give it a rest.

Now, come on Nick. Don't be so ungrateful. You have a site to play on which lets you keep in touch with your home town. That's worth a hell of a lot, do you not think?

As I say above, hiccups like this security warning happen. It's no big deal.

[gsgsgs]

Looks like it's fixed

[steve]

Fixed now. I upgraded the ssl certificate but didn’t realise had to link it elsewhere that is unique to qlocal on the server.

doh, sorry, I shall go down on my sword

[Hamble]

Fixed now. I upgraded the ssl certificate but didn’t realise had to link it elsewhere that is unique to qlocal on the server.

doh, sorry, I shall go down on my sword

Well done old bean.

A wave of your mask will suffice.

[seivad]

It's only a big deal, Clive, if you believe QLocal might decide to suddenly start scamming you.

The message shown gets shown when a bit of bureacratic updating is late.

It is your responsibility to have your own personal protection, and if you had been genuinely worried, you should have read the warning and responded accordingly.

Tell that to the millions of people whose personal information was compromised on Equifax due to an expired certificate.

The Equifax incident is an extreme example, but it illustrates what can happen if bad actors can get in and scrape a database. Minimising the potential dangers and advising people to ignore warnings and continue to a site, is not good advice. Q might be known and trusted, but so was Equifax, and no doubt countless others I've never heard about. Based on your blanket claim that it's no big deal, people might blindly continue to sites that are compromised. My advice... DON'T.