Error message "Revocation information for the security certificate for this site is not available. Do you want to proceed? [Yes] [No] [View certificate]

Anonymous
2010-04-24T21:13:04+00:00

For some time I have been receiving the dialog box containing "Security Alert 'Revocation information for the security certificate for this site is not available. Do you want to proceed? [Yes] [No] [View certificate]' ." I know that many, if not all, of the sites are OK as I have used them multiple times in the past.

I have tried various "fixes" found by Googling "revocation information" and nothing fixes the problem--what ever it is.

When I try to do various updates, not related to this problem, I am not allow to download the updates because of a security problem.

Any suggestions for a computer challenged user? Thanks.

Richard

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-09-28T13:15:02+00:00

    @Nocie_DL; After looking at several of the responces above and trying to figure out if I wanted to  'Check For Publisher's Revocation'    I came to your post.

    I thought 'No, it couldnt be this easy?'

    Today is 9/28/12 yet according to my computer it is 10/22/12.

    Hopefully the problem is solved!

    Going to keep an eye on my computer's dating habits from now on.

    Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-09-02T16:26:50+00:00

    For some time I have been receiving the dialog box containing "Security Alert 'Revocation information for the security certificate for this site is not available. Do you want to proceed? [Yes] [No] [View certificate]' ." I know that many, if not all, of the sites are OK as I have used them multiple times in the past.

    I have tried various "fixes" found by Googling "revocation information" and nothing fixes the problem--what ever it is.

    When I try to do various updates, not related to this problem, I am not allow to download the updates because of a security problem.

    Any suggestions for a computer challenged user? Thanks.

    Richard

    I was having the same problem and found a very simple solution in another forum.  I had inadvertently changed the date on my computer.  Just correcting this solved my problem!

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-07-14T15:10:51+00:00

    not a good idea, as is noted in the earlier reply of this thread, you are foregoing your security measures.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-07-14T12:35:10+00:00

    I have had this problem, it drove me nuts !  I solved it and sent the solution on to my family and friends:

    Are any of you getting,  "Revocation Certificate for this site is not available"  and then you have to tick  'yes',  'no'  'view certificate'  ???

    It slows everything down to a crawl and is  annoying especially if you use a site regularly and you know it's safe.

    Here's what you do:  'start'   'control panel'   'internet options'

    move from 'general'  to  'advanced'   scroll down and down and down until you see a gold-coloured lock in the 'security' section.

    UNTICK     'Check For Publisher's Revocation'    then click  'Apply'  and  OK.

    It's worked for me here and it's so much quicker on newspaper sites.

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