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January 19, 2018
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pdf error msg - "The server has an invalid SSL certificate"

  • January 19, 2018
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I've used acrobat reader for years to pay utility bills online.

Today I tried to pay my monthly bill and got the following msg -
"An error occurred during the submit process. The server has an invalid SSL certificate."

This has never happened before.

I'm not a very tech-savvy person.  What does this mean, and how do I fix it?

(I'm on mac, with the 11.0.23 version of reader)

Thanks for your help!

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    Correct answer Steve Cordero

    you mean the internet provider, or adobe?  i tried calling adobe - they told me to post here, and that no phone assistance was provided for this product.


    Which ever Utility has the server exhibiting the behavior should be contacted.  A lot of web browsers and other internet aware applications will now throw errors if the SSL certificate is expired/invalid.  Their IT/Web Group should be able to update the certificate and then their users won't get that message when they are attempting to pay their bills or browse their secure web site.

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    Bernd Alheit
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 19, 2018

    May be the certificate of the web server is not more valid.

    Participant
    January 19, 2018

    hi - i hate to say this, but i don't actually know what that means...
    where/how do i find this certificate?  what can i do about it.  pretend i literally know nothing about this. 
    any help that can offered, in layman's terms (think a small child...honestly, I'm not a computer guy...)

    thanks!

    Bernd Alheit
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 19, 2018

    Contact the provider of the service.