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RupertGiles
Jul 07, 2017Apprentice
Self signed certificate error in Chrome 59
The self-signed certificate from the ReadyNAS O/S is no longer considered valid by Chrome 59. There are two errors:
- Subject Alternative Name Missing
- There are issues with the site's certificate chain (net::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID).
Any plans for getting this fixed in a future release? I'd have thought it would have been taken care of with 6.7.5.
OS X (Sierra 10.12.5) Google Chrome Version 59.0.3071.115 (Official Build) (64-bit)
RupertGiles wrote:
It would be nice to never have to see that warning.
True. I used to use firefox with the NAS, since it's very simple to add a security exception there. But the click-through has become pretty automatic (which of course defeats it's purpose).
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- StephenBGuru - Experienced User
Just wondering - did you try regenerating the cert?
- RupertGilesApprentice
Yes indeed. On Chrome 59, it's More Tools/Developer Tools/View Certificate.
I dragged the certificate to the desktop, then deleted the existing certificate in Keychain, and finally, imported the certificate from my desktop and set the permissions to "Always Trust".
What's changed (from what I've gathered off Google boards) is the requirement for the SAN.
If I've missed something in my procedure, please let me know, and I'll retry. Thanks!
- StephenBGuru - Experienced User
I meant regenerate the cert on the NAS. I don't think the firmware upgrades do that automatically.
You'd do this in system->settings->services->https. It should regenerate the cert if you simply enter "apply".
But you could change the SSL key host, apply, then change it back, apply again if you want to be certain.
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