Why Do I get a Security Alert When Creating a Paper Tiger Online Account?
In our case, The Monticello Corporation for Paper Tiger-Digital Tiger Filing System Software for document management, the error has to do with the https:// url when creating an account and when signing into the app which gives the user an added layer of security. In addition, while we always encrypt login and billing pages, the user is free to choose whether or not they would like the entire application to use the secure connection from the Accounts tab after they have logged in.
It's all done using a certificate-a special file on the web server, presented to visiting web browsers, that contains a little bit of data about who it claims to be and why we should believe it. When you connect to a web server using secure SSL via https:// URLs, your web browser will attempt to verify the identity of the server. This doesn't mean that there is a security problem, just that the web browser can't verify the identity of the web server. Now, if you were connecting to your bank's web site and got this error, then something is probably amiss. But, if you are connecting so a smaller site or personal web server via https then this may be normal behavior.
How can I tell if I have a secure connection?
In Internet Explorer, you will see a lock icon in the Security Status bar.
The Security Status bar is located on the right side of the Address bar.
The error's might look something like the following depending on your internet browser.
Click on the link at the bottom of the error page that says "Or you can add an exception...".
Click on the box to the right of the web address, which has "Certificate Error" in it.
In the Untrusted Certificate box, click on View Certificates at the bottom.
At the "Completing the Certificate Import Wizard" click Finish.
You should see the Certificate Import Box, which should say "The import was successful". Click OK.
Click OK to clear the Certificate Import Wizard.