Chrom checking for SSL / HTTPS certificate

alex4buba · 01-10-2024, 03:15 PM

On my KDE Neon Plasma, Chrome checks but the website I am developing doesn't yet have an SSL certificate and some functionality is blocked by Chrome.

Because my Chrom is synchronised with my Android phone, on the mobile, the same problem.

But Firefox works OK, so does Safary on my wife's Apple Mac.

I can't find a way to disable Chrome for this blocking, followed several articles on searches, but nothing works.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

TenTenths · 01-11-2024, 07:00 AM

Install a free SSL cert from Let's Encrypt on your website.

alex4buba · 01-11-2024, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TenTenths

Install a free SSL cert from Let's Encrypt on your website.

Good, but for that I need to have shell access to my website, but I don't.

Many thanks

TenTenths · 01-12-2024, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by alex4buba

Good, but for that I need to have shell access to my website, but I don't.

Many thanks

RTFS - https://letsencrypt.org/getting-started/ specifically the section "Without Shell Access"

https://eff-certbot.readthedocs.io/e...ng.html#manual

alex4buba · 01-13-2024, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TenTenths

RTFS - https://letsencrypt.org/getting-started/ specifically the section "Without Shell Access"

https://eff-certbot.readthedocs.io/e...ng.html#manual

I live in Australia, my web hosting is called Webcentral, they do NOT show on the list for free SSL, they are offering this for an annual charge of $200 (Australian $)

Thanks again

scasey · 01-13-2024, 03:51 PM

A very short search yielded this:

Quote:

To disable the errors windows related with certificates you can start Chrome from console and use this option:
--ignore-certificate-errors

The recommendation was to use it for testing only (as the OP appears to be doing).
I’ve not tried it.

boughtonp · 01-13-2024, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by alex4buba

they are offering this for an annual charge of $200 (Australian $)

A quick search suggests WebCentral uses cPanel.

Enabling the built-in Let's Encrypt integration in cPanel is easy - basically a few clicks.

Charging a AU$200 annual fee for standard Domain Validation certificates is a scam.

Look for a more honest host.

alex4buba · 01-13-2024, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by boughtonp

A quick search suggests WebCentral uses cPanel.

Enabling the built-in Let's Encrypt integration in cPanel is easy - basically a few clicks.

Charging a AU$200 annual fee for standard Domain Validation certificates is a scam.

Look for a more honest host.

I email a query to the Hosting company, will see what the answer will eb

Cheers

TenTenths · 01-15-2024, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by alex4buba

I live in Australia, my web hosting is called Webcentral, they do NOT show on the list for free SSL, they are offering this for an annual charge of $200 (Australian $)

Thanks again

Did you bother reading https://eff-certbot.readthedocs.io/e...ng.html#manual which shows how to do it manually from another linux machine while using DNS TXT records for the domain validation step?

sundialsvcs · 01-15-2024, 08:55 AM

My usual web-site hosting service (PythonAnywhere ...) has now made the use of LetsEncrypt certificates trivial: they simply obtain one for you, and renew it automatically. (Yes, they will reveal the current key contents to you, if you're curious.)

Many thanks to "LE," secure has now become "the new normal" for web sites – as it always should have been but for a time ($$$!) was not.

alex4buba · 01-15-2024, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TenTenths

Did you bother reading https://eff-certbot.readthedocs.io/e...ng.html#manual which shows how to do it manually from another linux machine while using DNS TXT records for the domain validation step?

I only have a single laptop
Thanks

TenTenths · 01-16-2024, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by alex4buba

I only have a single laptop
Thanks

Does your laptop run Linux or can you boot a Live USB? If so, then install and run certbot.

If it's Windows then a "certbot for windows" Google search gives instructions on how to run certbot natively on Windows, then follow the other links I've given you on how to use DNSTXT for domain validation.

Turbocapitalist · 01-16-2024, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TenTenths

Does your laptop run Linux or can you boot a Live USB? If so, then install and run certbot.

Or it could be done from inside a VM like Qemu or VirtualBox.

alex4buba · 01-16-2024, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbocapitalist

Or it could be done from inside a VM like Qemu or VirtualBox.

Many thanks again, I run pure Linux only, but any of the 3 usb sticks I had were not accepted, I called a technician whe made for me another bootable usb with a kde neon iso and I am now in the process of rebuilding.

Cheers

Turbocapitalist · 01-16-2024, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by alex4buba

Many thanks again, I run pure Linux only, ...

That's a relief and makes things so much easier. CertBot will be easy to set up then.

As for the title in #1 above, Chrom does not listen:

Quote:

Conan : What gods do you pray to?

Subotai : I pray to the four winds... and you?

Conan : To Chrom... but I seldom pray to him, he doesn't listen.