Bug#374508: konqueror: Confusing error if HTTPS encryption method can't be agreed
Package: konqueror
Version: 4:3.5.3-2
Severity: normal
If, when accessing an HTTPS server,
all the encryption methods that the webserver
is willing to support are disabled in Konqueror's config,
then the default "Can't connect" error message is displayed.
Since this error does not indicate that HTTPS failed,
it is not clear to the user that (s)he should review
the security settings in Settings/Configure Konqueror/Crypto.
Konqueror should give a different error if HTTPS encryption negotation
fails, inviting the user to review the settings, and perhaps listing the
methods the webserver is willing to use.
TIA,
Colin S. Miller
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-486
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages konqueror depends on:
ii kcontrol 4:3.5.3-2 control center for KDE
ii kdebase-kio-plugins 4:3.5.3-2 core I/O slaves for KDE
ii kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.3-1 core libraries and binaries for al
ii kdesktop 4:3.5.3-2 miscellaneous binaries and files f
ii kfind 4:3.5.3-2 file-find utility for KDE
ii libacl1 2.2.37-1 Access control list shared library
ii libart-2.0-2 2.3.17-1 Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii libattr1 2.4.32-1 Extended attribute shared library
ii libaudio2 1.7-9 The Network Audio System (NAS). (s
ii libc6 2.3.6-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libfontconfig1 2.3.2-5.1 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6 2.2.1-2 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libgamin0 [libfam0] 0.1.7-3 Client library for the gamin file
ii libgcc1 1:4.1.0-4 GCC support library
ii libice6 1:1.0.0-3 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libidn11 0.5.18-2 GNU libidn library, implementation
ii libjpeg62 6b-13 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG
ii libkonq4 4:3.5.3-2 core libraries for Konqueror
ii libpng12-0 1.2.8rel-5.1 PNG library - runtime
ii libqt3-mt 3:3.3.6-2 Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v
ii libsm6 1:1.0.0-4 X11 Session Management library
ii libstdc++6 4.1.0-4 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libx11-6 2:1.0.0-6 X11 client-side library
ii libxcursor1 1.1.5.2-5 X cursor management library
ii libxext6 1:1.0.0-4 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxft2 2.1.8.2-8 FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii libxi6 1:1.0.0-5 X11 Input extension library
ii libxinerama1 1:1.0.1-4 X11 Xinerama extension library
ii libxrandr2 2:1.1.0.2-4 X11 RandR extension library
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.0.2-4 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii libxt6 1:1.0.0-5 X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-11 compression library - runtime
konqueror recommends no packages.
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