Setting up hardware and software

SSL connection error

SSL is a secure protocol that is used between your browser and the resource you are visiting. URLs for websites using SSL usually start with https://. If the certificate is produced and signed in accordance with all the proper rules and its validity period has not yet expired, then this only means that the data between the browser and the resource is transmitted in encrypted form, and you do not have to worry about its confidentiality. But suddenly, you receive an SSL connection error. We’ll find out what this means and how to deal with it further.

Causes of SSL connection failure:

When the certificate is in doubt, the browser's address bar looks something like this:

But our problematic computer showed a different picture:

Ssl error how to fix:

1. Check the time and date.

As you can see, in the second case there is text "The server certificate is not yet valid." those. The certificate's start date has not yet arrived. This is unlikely to be a site problem. Most likely the problem is on our side.

In this case, everything is corrected simply. Let's check the time on our computer (tablet). Not true.

The battery on the computer's motherboard died, which led to the time being reset back to 2002. Having set the time, we see that there is a protocol error SSL disappeared and the site opened safely.

2. Check your antivirus and firewall settings.

The SSL error associated with an incorrect date is the most common. But what if the date is okay? What else could cause the error?

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