Some customers have issues with getting SSL certificate warnings when trying to login and access their hosting plan Cpanel. The security error which you see is due to accessing a URL in which the name of the site does not exactly match the domain to which we had put on our SSL certificate. DON't WORRY. It is perfectly safe and you can still access your control panel or webmail.

The reason this error is being shown is due to the security certificate on the server being "self signed", which means it was created on the server rather than being purchased by a 3rd party vendor.  The security certificate is no less secure but the new browsers are giving erronious errors that are not providing proper information to users.  You would only need to be worried if you accept the certificate and then come back later and it warns you that the certificate has changed.

Depending on the security settings in your browser, this message can be triggered. This connection is still secure. The warning is just letting you know of the difference in the name.

Internet Explorer 6

In Internet Explorer 6, you will get a message pop up as a security alert asking you if you wish to trust the certifying authority. Under "Do You want to proceed?" hit the "Yes" button.

Internet Explorer 7

You may stop the error messages by permanently accepting the server certificate which will work fine until the cert is renewed which is done annually. In Internet Explorer, choose to continue to web site. Once logged in, right click on the page and choose Properties from the menu. Click on the Certificates button. Click on the Install certificate button. Follow the rest of the wizard.

Firefox 2

Next time when you receive the message, select the "Accept the certificate permanently" and you should not be alerted to this issue again.

Firefox 3

In Firefox 3, you may be warned with a security message box when trying to login to your cPanel account for your domain. In the message it will say something to the effect of:

server.lunarpages.com:2083 uses an invalid security certificate.
The certificate is not trusted because it is self signed.
(Error code: sec_error_untrusted_issuer)

To get rid of this error message, on the bottom of the screen you should see a button that says, "Add Exception...". Click that and another box should pop up. On that box, you should see the words "Add Security Exception".

Click on the "Get Certificate" button and then make sure the check mark box for "Permanently store this exception" is checked. On the bottom of the popup window click on Confirm Security Exception. Now it will ask you to confirm. A new box pops up telling you the information must be resent to try to login again - click the "Resend" button and you are done.