Security Certificate only valid for IE
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Mozilla Firefox |
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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) |
New
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Bug Description
Not sure exactly where to report this, but the problem is really a kind of anti-Firefox problem. The security certificate is supported by IE, but returns the error message below from Firefox. I've tested it both in Ubuntu and under Windows (in the same machine where IE accepts it). I'd laugh it off as typical Japanese incompetence or nationalism or even xenophobia, but NTT (parent company of NTTPC) is actually one of the largest companies in Japan and a key player in the Japanese parts of the Internet. Or maybe they just want to support Microsoft and interfere with Firefox users? Can't Firefox add the appropriate certificate authority? (Yeah, I assume it's some minor fly-by-night security authority, but at least large enough for NTT to do business with.) I've attached the exported security certificate, too, though I'm not sure how to read it by itself.
Secure Connection Failed
www.nttpc.ne.jp uses an invalid security certificate.
The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown.
(Error code: sec_error_
* This could be a problem with the server's configuration, or it could be someone trying to impersonate the server.
* If you have connected to this server successfully in the past, the error may be temporary, and you can try again later.
Figured out how to read it, though not how to cut and paste it into this system (though I'd think some expert there should be able to figure it out from the file I attached?). So here is the scoop on the anti-Firefox security certificate:
Common Name: GlobalSign Domain Validation CA
Organization: GlobalSign-nv-sa
Organizational Unit: Domain Validation CA
I don't know if it's a legit company, but NTT is supposed to be legit, and they're using this operation as the source of their so-called security. Also, Microsoft Explorer apparently accepts it.
Hmm... Could I validate it by somehow importing the root certificate from IE into my Firefox?