google chrome - ssl certificate - NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID

you get this when browsing a site with a self-signed certificate or a certificate created by an unauthorized ssl provider...

but what if you truly trust this site and don't want to keep on telling chrome to proceed to site everytime you try to access? obviously, you add the ssl certificate to your list of trusted sites. in chrome, you have to manually export and import the certificate to do this.

first, export the certificate by:

 1. clicking the padlock icon with red x mark in the address bar

 2. click connection > certificate information

 3. click details > export > save (take note of where you save it and what filename)
* save your certificate with .crt extension name

second, import the certificate by:

 1. clicking chrome menu at the top right of the browser, after the address bar

 2. click settings > show advanced settings...

 3. under https/ssl, click manage certificates...

 4. click authorities > import...

 5. select the certificate you exported in the first step, then open

 6. click 'trust this certificate for identifying websites' > ok

that's it. chrome will automatically proceed next time you go to this site.

fedora 17/20: install google chrome

found this howto in 'if not true then false' site

1. create an /etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome.repo file with the following contents:

[google-chrome]
name=google-chrome - 32-bit
baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/i386
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

[google-chrome]
name=google-chrome - 64-bit
baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/x86_64
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub

2. yum install google-chrome-stable

(http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-google-chrome-with-yum-on-fedora-red-hat-rhel/)