Quite often, many users of the World Wide Web, when using a browser to surf the Internet, encounter a communication failure problem. And "Opera" is no exception. Sometimes this failure manifests itself as an SSL error. In "Opera" to eliminate it is quite simple, if you know the source of its appearance. Here are a few possible causes of the error and the simplest methods of dealing with it.
Internal communication error in Opera: the nature of the failure
If you consider the root causes of this type of error, you should first find out what it is. Typically, this failure is generally a security notification, although this is not always the case.
SSL protocol, in fact, is very similar to HTTPS and is a secure connection system when data sent and received by the user terminal is encrypted. At the same time, SSL technology uses a special system of certificates provided to Internet resources that confirm the security of a site.
When a user receives a message that a certificate error occurred in "Opera" when trying to connect to the site, there is no need to rush with a forced transition to the site. This in many cases can be quite unsafe.
On the other hand, this is far from the only situation where such a failure can occur. We will consider the possible causes of the error and immediately indicate the method for its elimination, based on each specific case (moments with the loss of communication due to the fault of the provider will not be considered now, since the user is powerless here).
Viral infection
A very common situation when an internal communication error occurs in Opera is the usual penetration of viruses, malicious codes or applets into the system. They can partially block the connection, as well as install their own redirect (redirection) to other, mostly unsafe sites. Therefore, you should immediately pay attention to the address bar. As a rule, instead of the entered request, a completely different address will be indicated there.
In this case, it is strongly recommended not to use the installed full-time antivirus to search for and eliminate the threat. It’s better to take some portable utility or boot before starting the system from a disk like Kaspersky Rescue Disk. By the way, the second option is preferable, since modern viruses are able to settle both in RAM and in the boot sectors of disks and logical partitions.
Firewall and antivirus settings
No less common is the so-called authentication error in Opera. In most cases, its appearance is connected exclusively with the prohibitions set in the settings and parameters of anti-virus scanners and the Windows firewall.
Combating this is easy. There are two options: add the desired site to the antivirus exclusion list or do the same, but for the browser, in the firewall settings. In principle, the firewall can be turned off altogether, but only if the terminal has an official licensed version of the antivirus product installed, which monitors the prevention of threats from entering in real time.
Incorrect date and time
An internal communication error in Opera may also occur due to an incorrectly set date and time, although this is an indirect reason. The essence of understanding is that, for example, the date is set several years in advance. If the site’s certificate expired within a given period of time, of course, the browser perceives it as expired. The same goes for setting the date a few years ago. Here we get the opposite situation: the certificate has not yet entered into force and is not recognized as genuine.
You can get out of the situation by setting the correct date and time in the system settings. But this does not always help, so you have to turn to the system date and time parameters that are in the BIOS.
Change SSL settings in the browser
Another reason when an internal communication error occurs in Opera is the incorrect configuration of the basic parameters of the browser itself, in particular, support for the SSL protocol.
Here you will need to enter the main menu of the browser, and then sequentially go to the advanced settings and select the security tab. This menu has a special button for entering the section of security certificates, where in the window that appears, check the box next to the SSL item. After completing this procedure, the changes are confirmed by pressing the “OK” button and the browser restarts.
As for the moments when there is a plug-in error in Opera (it doesn't matter which one), most likely this is due only to the fact that the plug-in is either disabled or needs to be updated (update notifications can sometimes be turned off, especially when using optimizers, working in live mode). As it is already clear, you just need to update the necessary add-on or add-on, for example, download the same Flash Player from the official Adobe website, and then install it on the system, after closing Opera.
It is very possible that the browser has the AdBlock plugin installed, which sometimes can also block the content of sites (most often pop-ups). If desired, you can disable it in the add-on settings.
Certificate error in Opera: manual certificate installation using the example of Kaspersky Lab software
There is another interesting way to troubleshoot problems. Consider it for those systems in which the official Kaspersky Lab anti-virus is installed. In principle, similar actions can be applied to any other scanner, the differences will only be in the menu names and their location.
So, for starters, in the antivirus itself, go to the settings, and in the additional section selects the network. When the certificate verification line is activated from below, the certificate installation button will be active. We click on it and get into the new menu with the button for installing the certificate manually. After clicking, you need to save the certificate file in a convenient place, for example, on the "Desktop".
Now we go into the “Opera” settings and use the combination Ctrl + F12, go to the advanced settings section, and then to the security category. Here we are interested in the publishers tab. Click the import button on the right and specify the path to the certificate file (in our example, saved on the “Desktop”). Next, click the install button, save the changes and restart the browser.
Conclusion
As you can see, nothing complicated. But these are only common and, so to speak, the most common reasons for the appearance of errors of this kind. Before deciding on the application of an action, you should clearly understand the situation.