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IanVaughan's avatar
IanVaughan
Aspirant
Sep 10, 2017

Cannot access admin via https

Accessing my ReadyNAS admin page via https (https://192.168.0.2/admin/) results in Chrome saying the connection is not secure :

 

 

I've followed the guide How do I configure HTTPS (HTTP with SSL encryption) settings on my ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system?

 

 

And updated the SSL Key Host from "nas-E5-3B-89.local",  to the IP address as suggested.

Applied and refreshed, same issue, rebooted router, same issue.

 

I know I can tell Chrome to skip checking for secure connections, but that is a work around, not a solution.

 

Firmware is the latest: 6.8.0

Accessing via R7000 – Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router

 

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  • Marty_M's avatar
    Marty_M
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    Hello IanVaughan,

     

    Based on the screenshot you are getting certificate error every time you access the admin page of the NAS. Please check this guide to address the certificate error. 


    Welcome to the community!
     
    Regards,
    Marty_M 
    NETGEAR Community Team

    • IanVaughan's avatar
      IanVaughan
      Aspirant

      Thanks,  but that is a really poor solution, it does not solve the https connection issue, it just fixes it for one browser on one computer, of which I can as bypass anyway as already stated.

      This has to be either a bug or some bad config I have made, and I hope someone can shed some more light on it.

    • Marty_M's avatar
      Marty_M
      NETGEAR Employee Retired

      Hello IanVaughan,

       

      The certificate error does that only apply to readynas it does apply to all Netgear device every time you access it through https. Please check this thread for more information. 

       
      Regards,
      Marty_M 
      NETGEAR Community Team

      • StephenB's avatar
        StephenB
        Guru - Experienced User

        Marty_M wrote:

         The certificate error does that only apply to readynas it does apply to all Netgear device every time you access it through https.


        It applies to any device (not just Netgear devices) that uses self-signed certificates.  These can be mis-used (for example, a phishing site that spoofs netgear.com could use a self-signed certificate as part of the spoofing), so browsers will generate warnings whenever the web server uses a self-signed cert.

         

        As long as you know you are connecting to your NAS, it is perfectly safe to ignore them.  If you want to eliminate the click-through warning, it's easiest to use firefox (since it allows you to create a security exception, so you don't need to add certificates to the PC's root store).

         

        The connection will still be encrypted when you click-through the warning.  It can't be authenticated (by definition), since that requires a trusted third-party to issue the cert.

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