Your Connection is Not Private

Meaning of "Your Connection is Not Private" Error

The Your Connection is Not Private error is a warning message that pops up when the browser (that you are using to browse the site) isn't able to establish a secure and encrypted connection with the website that you were trying to access.

A secure connection isn't established because the browser is unable to confirm whether the site has a valid Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate or not.

In simple terms, getting greeted by the Your Connection is Not Private warning message means that the website's SSL cert has expired, can't be authenticated, or is missing entirely.

Reasons

• Network Issues
• Using Unsafe Network
• Outdated Operating System
• Incorrect System's Date & Time Settings
• Antivirus or Firewall Interference
• Corrupt Cache or Cookies, etc.

How to Resolve?

Ten (10) methods or techniques can be employed to fix the Your Connection is Not Private error message at your end. Start with the first method listed below, and if that method does not fix the issue, move on to the subsequent (next) one.

Method 1: - Refresh the page

Method 2: - Connect to a private network (if using an open network)

Method 3: - Access the site in incognito mode

Method 4: - Clear cache data and history

Method 5: - Temporarily disable security software (antivirus, firewall, etc.)

Method 6: - Temporarily disable browser extensions

Method 7: - Clear the SSL State

Method 8: - Change Your Domain Name System (DNS) Server

Method 9: - Update the Operating System

Method 10: - Restart the system

Reference

How to Fix "Your Connection is Not Private" Error?