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| kb:cert_override [2019/11/15 23:04] – dstillman | kb:cert_override [2019/12/05 04:44] – cert8.db → cert9.db for Zotero 5.0.78 dstillman |
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| ====== Security certificate errors in Zotero ====== | ====== Security certificate errors in Zotero ====== |
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| **Note:** These instructions are only for use with security software that intercepts/scans HTTPS connections, a WebDAV server with a self-signed certificate, or an institutional network that monitors encrypted traffic using a custom root certificate authority (CA). You should never override certificate errors unless you [[kb:ssl_certificate_error|understand the consequences]]. When in doubt please contact your network administrator or ISP. | **Note:** These instructions are only for use with security software that intercepts/scans HTTPS connections, a WebDAV server with a self-signed certificate, or an institutional network that monitors encrypted traffic using a custom root certificate authority (CA). You should never override certificate errors unless you [[kb:ssl_certificate_error|understand the consequences]]. When in doubt, please contact your network administrator or ISP. |
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| Zotero does not currently provide a graphical way to whitelist self-signed certificates or custom root certificates, so you will need to copy files from a working Firefox installation: | Zotero does not currently provide a graphical way to whitelist self-signed certificates or custom root certificates, so you will need to copy files from a working Firefox installation: |
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| * If you are using a WebDAV server with a self-signed certificate, you can open the WebDAV URL in Firefox, accept the certificate, and then copy the cert_override.txt file from the [[http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Profiles|Firefox profile directory]] to the [[profile directory|Zotero profile directory]]. | * If you are using a WebDAV server with a self-signed certificate, you can open the WebDAV URL in Firefox, accept the certificate, and then copy the cert_override.txt file from the [[http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Profiles|Firefox profile directory]] to the [[profile directory|Zotero profile directory]]. |
| * If you or your organization is using a custom certificate authority, which can be the case when using security software or connecting via a proxy server, you or your IT department will need to configure [[https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/|Firefox 52 ESR]] for the custom CA in a new Firefox profile and then copy the cert8.db, key3.db, and secmod.db files from the [[http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Profiles|Firefox profile directory]] to the [[profile directory|Zotero profile directory]]. (Later versions of Firefox will produce a cert9.db file that requires Zotero 5.0.78, which as of November 2019 is available in [[:dev_builds|beta]].) | * If you or your organization is using a custom certificate authority, which can be the case when using security software or connecting via a proxy server, you or your IT department will need to configure Firefox for the custom CA in a new Firefox profile and then copy the cert9.db, key3.db, and secmod.db files from the [[http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Profiles|Firefox profile directory]] to the [[profile directory|Zotero profile directory]]. (Prior to Zotero 5.0.78, the cert8.db file from Firefox 52 ESR rather than cert9.db was required.) |
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