Hi Mario, I have the SAME problem and I have looked all over the Tools
Internet Options and nothing turns it off.
I have to access my own servers via an interface accessible via https - it's
none of IE's business whether my servers have valid certificates and we are
not going to spend the money and time to get one for just US!

This is a BUG. This is an option we should be able to turn OFF. And Kai,
it's close: your error says this

There is a problem with this website's security certificate.
Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or
intercept any data you send to the server.
We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this
website.
Click here to close this webpage.
Continue to this website (not recommended).
More information


If you arrived at this page by clicking a link, check the website address in
the address bar to be sure that it is the address you were expecting.
When going to a website with an address such as https://example.com, try
adding the 'www' to the address, https://www.example.com.
If you choose to ignore this error and continue, do not enter private
information into the website.

For more information, see "Certificate Errors" in Internet Explorer Help.

Our error says a couple of extra things:
There is a problem with this website's security certificate.


The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a
trusted certificate authority.
The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a
different website's address.

Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or
intercept any data you send to the server.
We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this
website.
Click here to close this webpage.
Continue to this website (not recommended).
More information


If you arrived at this page by clicking a link, check the website address in
the address bar to be sure that it is the address you were expecting.
When going to a website with an address such as https://example.com, try
adding the 'www' to the address, https://www.example.com.
If you choose to ignore this error and continue, do not enter private
information into the website.

For more information, see "Certificate Errors" in Internet Explorer Help.

Is there an option I am missing? Or do we need a patch for this, it's a
terrible nuisance for us.

Otherwise I ADORE the tabbed browsing - work is much faster. Tried to send
feedback but it was blocked :-(
Laura


"swishhh" wrote:

> Hi all,
> I've a problem with certificate. This is the message provided me when
> I try to access to a system of my company using IE7
>
> Content was blocked because it was not signed by a valid security
> certificate.
>
> For more information, see "Certificate Errors" in Internet Explorer
> Help.
>
> I noted that my colleagues is using same browser and same version. Do
> you know if it's possible skip the check or solve that problem?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Mario
>
>

Lauraparis schrieb am Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:50:00 -0800:

> I have to access my own servers via an interface accessible via https - it's*
> none of IE's business whether my servers have valid certificates and we are*
> not going to spend the money and time to get one for just US!

You don't need a paid certificate.

> *The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a*
> trusted certificate authority.
> The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a*
> different website's address.

Talk to your provider to provide a matching one or use a URL that matches. This
eliminates your problem 2. Problem 1 is eliminated by importing the provider's
public key. Again, ask them. If they can't provide you with one, then they
don't know what they do.

Kai
--
Helpsites about Windows: http://www.mvps.org
IE repair script: http://iefaq.info

Hi Kai and thank you!

I'm not sure I understand... these are MY dedicated servers... when I talked
to them about keys a year ago they said I would have to get one myself. Do
your suggestions still apply?

Laura


"Kai Schaetzl" wrote:

> Lauraparis schrieb am Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:50:00 -0800:
>
> > I have to access my own servers via an interface accessible via https - it's
> > none of IE's business whether my servers have valid certificates and we are
> > not going to spend the money and time to get one for just US!
>
> You don't need a paid certificate.
>
> > The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a
> > trusted certificate authority.
> > The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a
> > different website's address.
>
> Talk to your provider to provide a matching one or use a URL that matches. This
> eliminates your problem 2. Problem 1 is eliminated by importing the provider's
> public key. Again, ask them. If they can't provide you with one, then they
> don't know what they do.
>
> Kai
> --
> Helpsites about Windows: http://www.mvps.org
> IE repair script: http://iefaq.info
>
>

Lauraparis schrieb am Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:02:00 -0800:

> these are MY dedicated servers... when I talked*
> to them about keys a year ago they said I would have to get one myself. Do*
> your suggestions still apply?

Yes, then roll your own certificate/key with your own CA (Certificate
Authority). You import the public CA certificate in IE which makes it a
trusted CA and then create your own certificate(s) for your domain(s). These
certificates get signed by your own CA instead of Verisign for instance.
Since your own CA is already trusted by your IE *all* certificates it signs
are trusted as well. If the domain name on the certificate matches the
servername it will now be trusted by IE.
Don't ask me how to do this, this is beyond the scope of this group, it's a
server administrator thing.

Kai
--
Helpsites about Windows: http://www.mvps.org
IE repair script: http://iefaq.info

go to Tools > Internet Options > Content > Clear SSL State

worked for me when i had that problem. :)

"Kai Schaetzl" wrote:

> Lauraparis schrieb am Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:02:00 -0800:
>
> > these are MY dedicated servers... when I talked
> > to them about keys a year ago they said I would have to get one myself. Do
> > your suggestions still apply?
>
> Yes, then roll your own certificate/key with your own CA (Certificate
> Authority). You import the public CA certificate in IE which makes it a
> trusted CA and then create your own certificate(s) for your domain(s). These
> certificates get signed by your own CA instead of Verisign for instance.
> Since your own CA is already trusted by your IE *all* certificates it signs
> are trusted as well. If the domain name on the certificate matches the
> servername it will now be trusted by IE.
> Don't ask me how to do this, this is beyond the scope of this group, it's a
> server administrator thing.
>
> Kai
> --
> Helpsites about Windows: http://www.mvps.org
> IE repair script: http://iefaq.info
>
>