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IE: Bypass “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate” Message

IE: Bypass “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate” Message

By Mitch Bartlett 27 Comments

I had a few websites I visited regularly that would prompt me with a “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate” warning every time I visited using Microsoft Internet Explorer.

IE problem with website security certificate

Fortunately, I was able to find a way to bypass this message forever for future visits.

Fix 1 – Install the Certificate

  1. Right-click the “Internet Explorer” icon, then choose “Run as administrator“.
  2. Visit the website, and choose the option to “Continue to this website (not recommended).”.
  3. Click where it says “Certificate error” in the address bar, then choose “View certificates“.
  4. Select “Install Certificate…“.
  5. Select “Next“.
  6. Select the “Place all certificates in the following store” option.
  7. Select “Browse…“.
  8. Choose “Trusted Root Certification Authorities“, then select “OK“.
  9. Select “Yes” when prompted with the security warning.
  10. Select “OK” on the “The import was successful” message
  11. Select “OK” on the “Certificate” box.

Now when you visit the website in the future, you should not be prompted with the certificate warning.

Fix 2 – Ensure Workstation Time is Correct

Certificate errors may appear if the time or time zone is incorrect on your workstation. You might see the message “The security certificate presented by this website has expired or is not yet valid.” appear in this case. Fix it in Windows with these steps.

  1. Select “Start” and type “Time“.
  2. Select the “Date and Time” option.
  3. If the date or time is incorrect, select “Change date and time…” to change it. If the time zone is incorrect, select “Change date and time…” the change it.
  4. Select “OK” when done.

Fix 3 – Name Mismatches Setting

If you receive a message that says “The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website’s address” with your version of security certificate error, it might mean that the certificate has a name mismatch. You might not want to mess with this setting as you want it enabled to prevent security issues, but if you insist, use these steps:

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select the options gear, then select “Internet Options“.
  3. Select the “Advanced” tab.
  4. Scroll down to the “Security” section, and uncheck the “Warn about certficate address mismatch” option.
  5. Select “OK“.
  6. Restart the computer.

This tutorial is provided without warranty. Use at your own risk.

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  4. Karsten k. says

    Thank you so much, I’ve been so frustrated and it got to the point where it wouldn’t even let me look up soemthing without that stupid error, i had to take action. So i looked up everything and yours my friend was the only one that worked thank you so much !

  8. Lugg says

    I have been having certificate problems with YouTube all day (March 28, 2018). And it just started today. This workaround doesn’t help (nor has any other that I’ve found) because, though Internet Explorer is telling me that there is a problem with the certificate issued, when I get to the YouTube site and say “View certificate” (Step 3), I get a message that this site doesn’t issue certificates!!

    Apparently, the problem with the YouTube certificate is that there isn’t one and Explorer (and Firefox) cannot accept that.

    Please, there must be a way around this.

  9. Ross West says

    Thanks, for sharing this informative stuff. I have a Windows 10 and this issue has been solved for me. It works perfectly.

  13. Brok says

    Well, who would have thought that a refurbished laptop would come dated 13 June 1982!! Thanks for the much needed information.

  14. K Prasanna says

    Hi,

    I’m not getting the option – Contiue to this website(not recommended). I’m only getting – Click here to close this webpage.

    I’m using IE11. Please help.

  15. Elana says

    This was very helpful! I forget if the date and time are not current, I will have certificate issues. The 3rd option helped also on sites that did not auto correct with the date and time.

  19. Tina says

    When I click certificate error I don’t get any place to click view certificates instead I get an information box

  22. Jan Jones says

    When I click “continue to this website” nothing happens so I am unable to see a Certificate Error message and correct it. Really frustrating. Have wasted so much time over this.

  23. sanjeev satyarthi says

    I tried all option but in view certificate windo install certificate option is not available.

  24. JB says

    Tried all the above methods to no avail.

    even ran malware scan, virus scan but still nothing helps.

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