If you use Windows XP after September 30, you will not be able to surf the web because of an SSL certificate

Only the oldest of the place will remember the dreaded effect 2000. At that time the fear of a generalized paralysis as a consequence of a computer failure was growing all over the world. And now in the middle of 2021 something similar can happen again with older devices, which will no longer be able to browse the Internet with their usual browser

The ruling is motivated by the fact that one of the largest HTTPS certificate providers, Let's Encrypt, will stop using an older root certificate starting next week.This means that computers that are not updated, will not be able to browse the Internet And some, will stop doing so permanently unless they can be updated from manually with via USB.

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All this problem has been discovered by the researcher Scott helme and is based on the root certificate that Let's Encrypt currently uses, the IdentTrust DST Root CA X3, will expire on September 30, specifically in Spain at 16:01:15. From that date mobile phones, computers and other equipment that use it and that are not updated, will not be able to use the browser to search the web unless they are updated, if possible, manually.

The problem is that once this root authentication certificate has expired, clients, such as web browsers, will no longer trust the issued certificatesand therefore it will not be possible to navigate.

This is the case of computers that are using a computer with a version of Windows XP updated with Service Pack 3 or a previous one, the which may lose the navigation function. The same as computers with macOS versions older than 2016 or Android phones using versions older than 2.3.6 Gingerbread. In fact, the certificate clearly states that it expires on September 30.

Let's Encrypt is a non-profit entity and the certificate in question is responsible for encrypting connections between devices and the network to prevent anyone from intercepting the data generated between our equipment and the cloud. If you do not have an updated certificate, from that date you will not be able to surf the web and you can only reverse this situation if you download the certificate and install it manually.

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This fact is not something new, as Scott Helme quotes, this happened last year, on May 30 at 10 :48:38 2020 GMT to be exact, when AddTrust&39;s external CA root expired and affected multiple devices.Brands like Roku, Stripe, Spreedly and many others had issues"

It is not yet known what the impact of this problem will be on the technology market. The most modern equipment, be it telephones, computers, televisions, consoles... should not experience problems when having updated certificates.

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