Re: gcc.gnu.org/sourceware.org SSL issues?

[Andrew Pinski <pinskia@gcc.gnu.org>]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Maciej W. Rozycki
<macro@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I've been looking for a statement on this matter somewhere, like on the
> front pages, but found nothing so has this issue been known?  E.g. the
> last entry on http://sourceware.org/news.html is from 2005.
>
>  Since about yesterday or maybe the day before I've been having problems
> accessing gcc.gnu.org and sourceware.org sites over SSL, first a security
> alert is raised about a domain mismatch like:
>
> 'You have attempted to establish a connection with "gcc.gnu.org". However,
> the security certificate presented belongs to "(cygwin.com ,
> www.cygwin.com)". It is possible, though unlikely, that someone may be
> trying to intercept your communication with this web site.'
>
> and then if I ignore this warning (knowing that cygwin.com is really the
> same machine; this used to be browser-version-specific for some reason and
> I used not to care because I don't send any sensitive information to these
> sites anyway, but now I get it with the newer version too) I get this:
>
> 'Error establishing an encrypted connection to gcc.gnu.org. Error Code:
> -8092.'
>
> and the connection then terminates.  Looking up Google reveals that -8092
> corresponds to SEC_ERROR_KEYGEN_FAIL or "Unable to generate public-private
> key pair".
>
>  Some parts of the sites are accessible unencrypted, however the bugzillas
> are not and the SSL issue therefore blocks some of my work.  I'll
> apreciate your assistance.

What browser are you using?  I have heard some older browser does not
support the feature that gcc.gnu.org uses for SSL.

Thanks,
Andrew

>
>  Thanks,
>
>   Maciej