Helpdesk

We make use of encrypted connections (SSL) on many of our web services in Human Genetics. This is the same type of connection you see when doing shopping online- the url begins with https and your browser probably displays a little padlock icon.

Unfortunately, most browsers, by default, will not recognize the certificates we use for SSL and will generate warnings. In some cases, it'll warn you only once and and you can choose to accept it. In other cases (Internet Explorer in particular) you may be bombarded with many warnings without reprieve.

In any case, nothing bad will happen, but the warnings can get annoying. If you would like to eliminate these warning, you can add a certificate we use to your browser as follows:

Internet Explorer

Visit https://www.cacert.org/index.php?id=17. You'll be asked to answer a series of prompts (5 or more). Answer yes to them.

Safari/MacOSX

Download https://www.cacert.org/certs/root.crt. Once it has downloaded to your computer, double-click on it and the MacOS X Keychain application will open. Add the certficate to X509Anchors.

Other browsers

Visit https://www.cacert.org/certs/root.crt and answer "Yes" or "Accept" to prompts as appropriate.