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Suppress warnings from self-signed certificates

A server certificate signed only by the owner of a website is called a self-signed certificate. Client applications, such as a web browser, that access HTTPS-secured resources on a website that uses a self-signed certificate will warn that the site could not be verified as a trusted website. The sections below explain how to suppress warnings from self-signed certificates.

To suppress warnings from a self-signed certificate, the domain component of the ArcGIS Server URL must match the Common Name property of the certificate. To learn how to set this property, see Best practices for server certificates.

For example, to connect to an ArcGIS Server site using the URL https://www.gisserver.domain.com:6443/arcgis/, the common name in the certificate should be www.gisserver.com.

To access the ArcGIS Server site on a local area network (LAN), you may choose to use a self-signed certificate with the common name gisserver to connect to the site using the URL https://gisserver.domain.com:6443/arcgis/.

Suppress warnings in web browsers

The following sections describe how to suppress warnings in the most popular web browsers.

Suppress warnings in Google Chrome

When connecting to an ArcGIS Server site using a self-signed certificate, Chrome displays a warning that the connection is not private, and the https portion of the URL displays in red text with a strikethrough.

  1. Click Advanced beneath the warning message.

    Another message displays the domain you're accessing and the domain the security certificate claims to carry (such as *.mydomain.com).

  2. Ensure this is the domain of your self-signed certificate.
  3. Click the Proceed to link beneath the message.

After completing these steps, the warning page will no longer appear for your server site, but the red text and Not secure message in the URL bar will persist.

Suppress warnings in Microsoft Edge

When connecting to an ArcGIS Server site using a self-signed certificate, Microsoft Edge displays a warning that there is a problem with the website's security certificate. To suppress this warning, follow the instructions below:

  1. Click Advanced beneath the warning message.

    Another message displays the domain you're accessing and the domain the security certificate claims to carry (such as *.mydomain.com).

  2. Ensure this is the domain of your self-signed certificate.
  3. Click the Continue to link beneath the message.

After completing these steps, the warning page will no longer appear for your server site, but the red text and Not secure message in the URL bar will persist.

Suppress warnings in Mozilla Firefox

When connecting to an ArcGIS Server site using a self-signed certificate, Mozilla Firefox displays a warning that the connection is untrusted.

To suppress this warning, follow the instructions below:

  1. Click Advanced, and click Accept the Risk and Continue.

    Another message displays the domain you're accessing and the domain the security certificate claims to carry (such as *.mydomain.com).

  2. Ensure this is the domain of your self-signed certificate.
  3. Click Accept the Risk and Continue.

After completing these steps, the warning page will no longer appear for your server site, but the warning icon in the address bar will persist.

Suppress warnings in Safari

When connecting to an ArcGIS Server site using a self-signed certificate, Safari displays a warning that the connection is not private, and the https portion of the URL is displayed in red strikethrough text.

To suppress this warning, follow the instructions below:

  1. Click Show details beneath the warning message.

    Another message displays the domain you're accessing and the domain the security certificate claims to carry (such as *.mydomain.com).

  2. Ensure this is the domain of your self-signed certificate.
  3. Click the Visit this website link beneath the message and click Visit website when the confirmation message appears.

After completing these steps, the warning page will no longer appear for your server site.