Apple neglects to renew SSL certificate, breaks Software Update in the process<article>
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<p>If you were tried to install OS X software updates this weekend, you might have noticed that you...can’t. As
MacRumors points out, OS X users who attempt to install software updates through the App Store app are getting error messages that complain about an invalid certificate. The reason? Apple apparently forgot to renew the SSL certificate in question.</p><p>The error message reads, “The certificate for this server is invalid. You might be connecting to a server that is pretending to be “swscan.apple.com” which could put you confidential information at risk.” Some users (myself included) report seeing an “NSURLErrorDomain error -1012” alert instead; MacRumors speculates that the invalid certificate may be causing this error as well.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2158788/apple-neglects-to-renew-ssl-certificate-breaks-software-update-in-the-process.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple neglects to renew SSL certificate, breaks Software Update in the process
