{"id":212478,"date":"2017-05-25T14:53:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T12:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=212478"},"modified":"2017-05-25T14:56:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T12:56:02","slug":"sa-post-office-website-security-certificate-problems-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/212478-sa-post-office-website-security-certificate-problems-2.html","title":{"rendered":"SA Post Office website security certificate problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African Post Office\u2019s\u00a0website<\/strong><\/a> is struggling with a certificate problem, which is frustrating many users.<\/p>\n

Web browsers – including Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Opera – are warning visitors that there is a problem with this website\u2019s security certificate, and that they should not visit the site.<\/p>\n

Those who ignore this warning and continue to the Post Office\u2019s website are then warned that their connection to the site is not secure.<\/p>\n

They are advised not to enter any sensitive information, like credit card details or passwords, as they are\u00a0at risk of being stolen.<\/p>\n

Post Office certificate problems<\/h3>\n

A Post Office spokesperson told MyBroadband that customers who receive error messages must clear their browser history and the error message will disappear.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no certificate issues at this stage,\u201d said the Post Office spokesperson.<\/p>\n

However, MyBroadband tested the Post Office website in many browsers, and on different laptops, and the security warning occurred in all cases.<\/p>\n

An online SSL Checker showed<\/strong><\/a> that the Post Office website certificate is valid, and that it expires in 856 days.<\/p>\n

The checker, however, showed the certificate is not trusted by all browsers.<\/p>\n

The Post Office previously said certain browsers fail to recognise the Post Office website\u2019s security certificates as issued by a valid authority, resulting in a security warning.<\/p>\n

The certificates are issued by the SA Post Office\u2019s Trust Centre, which is accredited by the South African Accreditation Authority, in terms of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act.<\/p>\n

At the time, the Post Office said it planned to fix the issue by ensuring the Trust Centre certificates are embedded in all major browsers and applications.<\/p>\n

Whether the latest website certificate problem is related to this previous failure is unclear.<\/p>\n

\"IE<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Opera-Post-Office\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Chrome<\/a><\/p>\n

Now read:\u00a0SA Post Office website security certificate problems<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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