Chrome, Edge

NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID

The certificate was not issued by an authority the browser trusts — commonly a self-signed certificate, or a missing intermediate.

What causes it

  • A self-signed certificate on a public site.
  • A missing intermediate certificate, which works in some browsers and fails in others.
  • Corporate TLS inspection installing its own root.
  • An origin certificate from a CDN being served directly.

If you are the visitor

  • If it is your own internal server, this may be expected — but never click through on a site handling passwords or payments.
  • Check whether other devices see the same error; if only yours does, suspect local antivirus or a corporate proxy.

If it is your website

  • Install a certificate from a public authority such as Let's Encrypt.
  • Serve the full chain file, not just the certificate.

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