Bug#565987: iceweasel: secure connection failed message, from https page - works with firefox same version

[Mike Hommey]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 02:46:54PM +0200, Giorgos Pallas wrote:
> Package: iceweasel
> Version: 3.5.6-1
> Severity: important
> 
> 
> I have tried running iceweasel in safe mode, on a new user (rm -rf
> ..mozilla), and still, I can reproduce the following behaviour:
> 
> I go to https://myserver.mydomain.com -> it works ok. When I go to
> https://myserver.mydomain.com/userspace
> (where I should be authenticated with my personal certificate) I get the
> message:
> 
> Secure Connection Failed
> An error occurred during a connection to myserver.mydomain.com.
>     *   The page you are trying to view can not be shown because the
>     * authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
> 
>     *   Please contact the web site owners to inform them of this problem.
>     * Alternatively, use the command found in the help menu to report this
>     * broken site.
> 
> I downloaded from mozilla.com the firefox 3.5.6 binary and run it -> it
> works OK. First, the difference in behaviour betweeen firefox 3.5.6 and
> iceweasel 3.5.6 is a bit strange.
> 
> I keep my debian testing system regularly updated, and this must have
> happened about a month ago - maybe sooner.

See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=561918#74
or http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=561918#79

Mike