Instagram Allows SSL Certificate Expired

The popular photo service Instagram this afternoon's SSL certificate running of the website, allowing users to visit got to see a warning in their browser. The certificate is used among other things to identify the website and to encrypt traffic between the site and visitors. About two hours ago expired SSL certificate, which browsers no longer accepted and showed a warning.

Twitter appeared soon hundreds of reports from users who also screenshots with the warning line placed . Many users express also their surprise that a company like Instagram SSL certificate may have expired. Nevertheless, the photo service alone. Recently, Google forgot for a second time the SSL certificate for smtp.google.com to extend . Meanwhile, Instagram has renewed the certificate and receive alerts users no longer visible.

Shielded Instagram Pictures Were Still Public

Photos on the popular social networking site where users thought they were screened were still accessible to others. The problem was caused by the way dealt with Instagram photos shielded and public accounts. By default Instagram accounts public.

However, users can protect their account and choose to share photos only followers. Photos that were shared for this adjustment could still be viewed as the URL of the picture was known, even though the user thought they were screened, as reported Quartz. Instagram has corrected the problem this weekend so photos shielded accounts really are screened, regardless of whether they were previously accessible via a public profile.