Bypassing "Not Secure Connection" Error on Browsers

SparrowHawk · 20 Feb 2019

I have set up a test website with a self signed certificate on a VPS server. The site should be accessed by https://serverIPaddress/admin

Since the website has a self signed SSL certificate, Firefox and IE etc are blocking my access to the site and throwing the following error:

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.

It used to be possible to bypass the warning and access the site anyway. This option has been removed in current versions of browsers.

My question: How can I access my site? I really don't want to have to register a domain and SSL just to access a test website for a short period of time.

D3LL · 20 Feb 2019

You should just be able to access it. But if not you can turn it off for Firefox by doing the following;
Go to Tools > Options > Advanced "Tab"(?) > Encryption Tab
Click the "Validation" button, and uncheck the checkbox for checking validity
Be advised though that this is pretty unsecure as it leaves you wide open to accept any invalid certificate. I'd only do this if using the browser on an Intranet where the validity of the cert isn't a concern to you, or you aren't concerned in general.

SparrowHawk · 21 Feb 2019

Thanks for the comment but I don't have an encryption tab on my Firefox browser. Perhaps I have a later version than you.

D3LL · 21 Feb 2019

SparrowHawk said:

Thanks for the comment but I don't have an encryption tab on my Firefox browser. Perhaps I have a later version than you.

Post a screenshot of the error you are getting please :). I'm sure there should just be a drop down to continue to the website.