[LINK] Certificate Madness
Chirgwin, Richard
Richard.Chirgwin@informa.com.au
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 14:32:33 +1000
I'm used to getting messages about certificates. But getting an error
because of a certificate from an advertising company?
>You have attempted to establish a connection with ad.doubleclick.net.
However, the security
>certificate [Glossary Entry] presented belongs to the web site
lns.doubleclick.net. It is
>possible, though unlikely, that someone may be trying to intercept your
>communication with this web site.
>
>If you suspect the certificate shown below does not belong to
lns.doubleclick.net, please
>cancel the connection and notify the site administrator.
>View web site certificate.
and then...
>Could not verify [Glossary Entry] this certificate.
>
>Name:
>lns.doubleclick.net, Ops, doubleclick, New York, New York, US
>Issued under:
>RSA Data Security, Inc.
>Serial number:
>11:EA:35:60:DC:6C:24:9E:53:68:56:E2:36:4C:93:8B
>Validity:
>Wed Aug 09, 2000 to Fri Aug 10, 2001
>Fingerprint:
>F1:16:63:91:A9:A8:E5:A0:53:FD:86:3F:13:C7:6A:BB
So what the blazes? We need certs for advertising?
Richard Chirgwin