When browsing in Internet Explorer

If you are using the Internet Explorer browser and attempt to connect to a Web site whose certificate uses an unknown CA, the message shown in the following figure appears.

Figure 1. Security Alert dialog in Internet Explorer


You have the following choices:

  • Click Yes to accept the certificate for the current session only.
  • Click No to terminate the session.
  • Click View Certificate. The certificate appears, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 2. Certificate details


The certificate contains three tabs of information: General, Details, and Certification Path.