Title: RapidSSL problem
Last modified: August 5, 2020

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# RapidSSL problem

 *  Resolved [wattsyourwebsite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wattsyourwebsite/)
 * (@wattsyourwebsite)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rapidssl-problem/)
 * I have a valid SSL issued by RapidSSL. See the check below.
    But when I installed
   and activate Really Simple SSL it falls over. Any suggestions?
 * In the meantime I have deactivated Really Simple SSL.
 * Thanks
    Tania ==============================
 * The certificate should be trusted by all major web browsers (all the correct 
   intermediate certificates are installed).
 * The certificate was issued by GeoTrust.
 * The certificate will expire in 112 days.
 * The hostname (bigmash.com.au) is correctly listed in the certificate.
    Common
   name: [http://www.bigmash.com.au](http://www.bigmash.com.au) SANs: [http://www.bigmash.com.au](http://www.bigmash.com.au),
   bigmash.com.au Valid from November 25, 2017 to November 25, 2020 Serial Number:
   6573b198a20c32edf53c474c7c41e866 Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
   Issuer: RapidSSL SHA256 CA
 *  Common name: RapidSSL SHA256 CA
    SANs: DirName:CN = SymantecPKI-1-569 Organization:
   GeoTrust Inc. Location: US Valid from December 11, 2013 to May 20, 2022 Serial
   Number: 146033 (0x23a71) Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption Issuer:
   GeoTrust Global CA
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Frapidssl-problem%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Mark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwolters/)
 * (@markwolters)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rapidssl-problem/#post-13211423)
 * Hi [@wattsyourwebsite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wattsyourwebsite/),
 * your certificate is not valid because it’s an older certificate issued by Symantec.
   There were issues with the security of these certificates, therefore they have
   been revoked. This can be fixed by installing a new SSL certificate. See [https://blog.qualys.com/ssllabs/2017/09/26/google-and-mozilla-deprecating-existing-symantec-certificates](https://blog.qualys.com/ssllabs/2017/09/26/google-and-mozilla-deprecating-existing-symantec-certificates)
   for more information about this issue.
 * Mark

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