10.4: A fix for post-security-update WebKit SSL issues

Dec 05, '06 07:30:02AM

Contributed by: iDG

The installation of the Security Update 2006-007 apparently changes the way SSL certificates are validated by WebKit-based applications. If you ever changed the certificate security policies, you may be unable to connect to SSL sites with Safari. A notable example is https://mail.google.com/mail/.

The fix is to revert to the default certificate security policy by removing the file ~/Library -> Preferences -> com.apple.security.revocation.plist.

Note that if you are not experiencing any connection problems, you do not need to perform this action!

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