# Mozilla Firefox Problem

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [February 25, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626 "2009-02-25T17:29:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![gpkid16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gpkid16](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gpkid16)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/1 "2009-02-25T17:29:00Z")

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I am trying to get on my school website and it keeps telling me “secure connection failed, uses an invalid security certificate.” This is not the case because I have logged onto the site today with different computers. Any ideas/remedies?

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**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/2 "2009-02-25T17:38:58Z")

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try a different browser? if you have windows, you surely have IE lurking somewhere on your computer

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**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/3 "2009-02-25T17:42:08Z")

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UB?

What websites are you trying to access?

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/4 "2009-02-25T17:43:30Z")

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Maybe someone is ARP spoofing/Man in the middle attacking your network and giving you a fake SSL :lol:

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**Author:** ![gpkid16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gpkid16](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gpkid16)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/5 "2009-02-25T17:45:07Z")

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I tried Internet Explorer and same problem.

ILC- Yes, and UBLearns/UBMail

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/6 "2009-02-25T17:48:00Z")

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step 1 - call cit help desk  
step 2 - ask for supervisor  
step 3 - curse at ILC

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**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/7 "2009-02-25T17:48:54Z")

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Are you able to get into myub.buffalo.edu

And do you see a screen that says you are going to be redirected?

It sounds like shibboleth auth is giving you the wrong security credentials

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**Author:** ![gpkid16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gpkid16](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gpkid16)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/8 "2009-02-25T18:57:53Z")

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I can’t get onto MyUB either. It gives me no option other than to “add an exception” when I get the error message.

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/9 "2009-02-25T20:09:37Z")

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just add the damn exception, it is not a huge deal, you will be fine.

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/10 "2009-02-26T06:08:44Z")

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Time/date set wrong.

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**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/11 "2009-02-26T06:17:31Z")

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> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> step 1 - call cit help desk  
> step 2 - ask for supervisor  
> step 3 - curse at ILC

i like this method :tup:

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**Author:** ![gpkid16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gpkid16](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gpkid16)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mozilla-firefox-problem/63626/12 "2009-02-26T06:31:45Z")

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You got it bacon. Figured it out after a little while. Whoops
