Won't log in to MSN - says certificates are invalid.

[Ross Ashley]

Binary package hint: pidgin

In /usr/bin/pidgin
in Ubuntu 10.10
Pidgin 2.7.3 (libpurple 2.7.3)
signing in to MSN I expect to get MSN
I get the error message Unable to validate certificate - The certificate for omega.contacts.msn.com could not be validated. The certificate chain presented is invalid.

Is this MSN fardling up or is it Pidgin?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: pidgin 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Nov 21 20:18:47 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin

[fdsoqweo4 (nfiewiqp4n321fdsaniro34214)]

Related to bug: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/12906

Fix not committed by dev.

[fdsoqweo4 (nfiewiqp4n321fdsaniro34214)]

This is a duplicate: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+bug/676972

Last note is a workaround:

This looks like the bug I experienced. I followed the steps outlined here to fix it:
http://blog.andreineculau.com/2010/11/pidgin-and-msn-certificate-error-for-omega-contacts-msn-com/