Why I Became Even More Paranoid
I got even more paranoid after reading Loes' post, "Am I paranoid or is it coincidence?" You will excuse me, I am probably "techie ignorant" and could just be a big coincidence.
As I was logging to access my work in progress site through siterubix last night, 12/06/17, I got an alert from my internet security provider that the authenticity of the domain to which encrypted connection is established could not be guaranteed.
I downplayed the message since I trust WA 100%, I thought there was no cause for alarm and carried on anyway.
After about 30 minutes, The alert popped back on and I decided to investigate further and read the reason for the unusual warning:
Reason: The certificate or one of the certificates in the certificate chain is not up to date.
Oh well, I have seen that before in the past.
Anyhow, I decided to investigate further and viewed the certificate.
Well, this did not bother me much because I am in the UK, therefore using London,GMT (5hrs ahead 0f EASTERN). The certificate information at the top confirms that it has expired or is not yet valid. I just went with the latter, that the validation would take effect sometimes on 13/06.While at work (9-5 grind) :-(, it came to my mind that I must check my W.I.P site just in case my home computer was "being funny." I was shuttered to get the same message. I started to panic because obviously I was using a different network with a completely different internet security system.
While in panic mode, I checked if I could get access on my mobile and I accessed without a problem. [prompted to update my mobile security now] The first post I read was Loes', post;
"Am I paranoid or is it coincidence?"
Seriously? What do you really think happened to my mental status (at the moment in time) upon reading Loes' headline? Obviously I was extremely nervous and worried.
What a coincidence?
To me it was not time for jokes, hence I responded;
Hi Loes,
"I know we may make jokes about security, but actually I think there is something fishy going on at WA"
Please DO NOT get me wrong, I do not have any malicious intentions, I love WA and I am here to stay. I hope the certificate issue is sorted by now [if indeed it was an issue]
I was not even ready to post anything yet, but I gather that my comments could cause serious TRUST issues. Infact, I was inspired by another WA member (Kambas) who asked if I could elaborate.
Thus, I wrote this post to clarify and justify my actions. "No need to be paranoid". :-)
Benjamin.
Reply
Looks like you were lucky enough to catch them in the process of renewing their SiteRubix certificate - I just took a look at my end & they have a brand new one installed dated from the 13th of June and expiring on the 11th of September :)
What you must remember though is that SSL certificates are issued per domain - so the certificates installed on SiteRubix.com are there to protect your blogs & the visitors to your blogs - not members signing into WA.
WealthyAffiliate.com has a different certificate which lasts for a much longer period of time. It was issued on 11th of Aug 2015 & doesn't expire until 10th of Oct 2018. This certificate is designed to keep your connection safe here at WA :)
So the bottom line seems to be that you're all good here at WA :)
