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"Secure Connection Failed" only when using VPN

When I try to log into a certain website with HTTPS, I get a "Secure Connection Failed" error from Firefox, and a similar error when I try other browsers. Interestingly, this only happens when I am ...
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iptables port forwarding for HTTPS server

So I wanted to forward a port for web servers (HTTP, HTTPS) running on an Ubuntu machine behind NAT. Port forwarding works great for the HTTP server, but for some reason, it doesn't work for the ...
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Using HTTPS over HTTP for requests between servers in a subnet AWS?

Are there any reasons to use HTTPS instead of HTTP for requests between my servers running in a private subnet on AWS? All requests going in/out of the subnet will done via HTTPS to prevent sniffing. ...
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How can I observe all network traffic to and from a certain domain in OSX?

I'd like to observe requests from my machine to certain domains and optionally insert my own canned responses instead of the ones they provide. eg: any GET request to api.googlemaps.com I intercept ...
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How is HTTPS browsing history monitored?

I am researching on how to monitor HTTPS browsing history. I am not a network person, so apologies if I sound ignorant in this issue. I googled the following questions below, but nothing substantial ...
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Can't connect to https on ubuntu - "Unknown SSL protocol error"

I can't seem to connect to a specific server over SSL from our Ubuntu servers. Locally, on my Mac, it works flawlessly. The server address: powerschool.spokaneschools.org curl -v https://...
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Periodic HTTPS issue on home network

Every so often, I am unable to access any site over HTTPS on any device on my home network for a little while. Often, restarting the router fixes it (but not always!). The issue has never lasted more ...
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Windows 10: Cannot connect to HTTPS web sites using Internet Explorer

After a clean install of Windows 10 Pro on a new machine, I cannot access HTTPS web sites using Internet Explorer 11. Both Chrome and Edge work fine! HTTP web sites in Internet Explorer work fine! ...
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Why are HTTPS connections not slow anymore?

When the web was young, HTTP connections were relatively fast, and HTTPS connections were painfully slow. In the last several years, the speed of HTTPS connections are often very similar to that of ...
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What is the difference between "CONNECT" and "GET HTTPS"?

Before getting to the real question, let me explain how my project works: for sake of simplicity, my proxy is on my laptop, where the client (my browser) also is; the remote server will be, for ...
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Windows: SSL/TLS connection reset after ClientHello (ECONNRESET / write:errno=10054)

I'm using Windows Server 2012 as a workstation. The problem is that HTTPS connection initiated by node.js randomly fails. Probably this is system-wide issue and not only node is affected, but it ...
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Secure connection to cloudfront.net CDN fails [closed]

It's a couple of days that I have difficulties using some websites like Trello and Memrise when I checked the browser's dev tools, all connections to the Cloudfront.net CDN was failing. for example: ...
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General getting started with untrusted https

I have about 9 year's experience creating/maintaining minimally secured personal or departmental web sites with Linux and Apache httpd. Recently I've deployed a couple of web apps that require a ...
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Why can't I access my router's configuration page via https?

I have a TP-Link router and I tried accessing the configuration page (192.168.0.1) via https, but could not. It only works via http. Does this happen with any router or is it just mine (or maybe just ...
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HTTPS works, but HTTP does not work (err_connection_refused error)

I have this weird problem in my laptops internet connection. I use this laptop for my day to day work + company work. With my company internet connection there are no issues, internet works fine (goes ...
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