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When trying to access some websites with Safari I get the message "This connection is not private" Using Chrome I can access the website.

When trying to access some websites with Safari I get the message "This connection is not private" Using Chrome I can access the website.

iMac 21.5″, OS X 10.11

Posted on May 30, 2020 8:45 AM

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Posted on May 30, 2020 12:50 PM

Thanks for the advice. Utilizing a process of elimination I discovered it was a problem with Safari. As I was running El Capitan I couldn't update Safari so I had to upgrade the OS. I had been holding off on that as I had seen many comments about the potential for problems with updating to a newer version. I searched and discovered that there weren't that many negative comments about upgrading to High Sierra, the latest OS my iMac will run. Took a bit of work, but got it done and it seems to work just fine now. Take care

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May 30, 2020 12:50 PM in response to Eric Root

Thanks for the advice. Utilizing a process of elimination I discovered it was a problem with Safari. As I was running El Capitan I couldn't update Safari so I had to upgrade the OS. I had been holding off on that as I had seen many comments about the potential for problems with updating to a newer version. I searched and discovered that there weren't that many negative comments about upgrading to High Sierra, the latest OS my iMac will run. Took a bit of work, but got it done and it seems to work just fine now. Take care

May 30, 2020 11:42 AM in response to USB909ave

Are you running any anti - virus programs? Using a VPN?


Try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.


Isolating an issue by using another user account    


Safe Mode - About.       


If it works in the Safe Mode, try running this program when booted normally and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown. If the log won’t post, try posting it in Pastebin and provide a link in a reply. After pasting the report in a PasteBin page, go to the top of the page, and copy the address in the URL bar. Paste that in a new reply.        Pastebin.    


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When trying to access some websites with Safari I get the message "This connection is not private" Using Chrome I can access the website.

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