[plug] Unable to access secure web site using opera

[Bret Busby]

On Thu, 11 May 2006, Hendrik Strydom wrote:

> Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 14:41:31 +0800
> From: Hendrik Strydom <hns1 at iinet.net.au>
> Reply-To: plug at plug.org.au
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] Unable to access secure web site using opera
> 
> On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 13:20 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> I have today tried accessing the ANZ bank Internet banking facility,
>> using Opera running on Debian Sarge.
>>
>> Each time that I try accessing it, I can get to the ANZ home page, at
>> www.anz.com. In the top right corner of that page, is a facility to log
>> on to the Internet banking facility.
>>
>> When I click on that, I get the error message:
>>
>> "Unable to complete secure transaction
>>
>> You tried to access the address
>> https://www.anz.com/inetbank/bankmain.asp, which is currently
>> .. snip ..
>
> Works from here with Firefox on FC5 via iinet.  I an not an ANZ
> customer, so I cannot actually test a logon.
> Are you sure your system date is correct?  If the certificate seems
> expired or not yet valid Opera will justifiably be annoyed.
>
> Regards
>  Hennie
>
>

Original post stated that I can access it with Firefox 1.5.0.1, on same 
OS as I am unsuccessful with Opera.

It is not a matter of being able to log in - it is a matter of being 
able to access the login screen - to be able to access the https web 
site.

System date and time, appear close enough to the real thing- as shown in 
timestamp of email messages as posted.

In the third call to the bank, I asked for and got put through to a 
technical support person. He told me that he "uses Opera at home". He 
told me that he would examine it from home tonight, and that meanwhile, 
it seems like a fault with Opera or its certificates.

I have posted a bug with Opera.

Our ADSL connection is increasingly unstable and erratic, and can't 
maintain a connection for five minutes, and we get a couple of minutes' 
connection every hour or so, so this will be sent when I next notice 
that we "have contact with the outside world".

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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