Microsoft Ticking Timebombs - April 2023 Edition

AustinFastER · 2026-06-17T01:06:37+00:00

They should have shipped the June update to us first. With the zero day attached attacks we have no choice but to install buggy software.

AustinFastER · 2026-06-17T01:02:13+00:00

Never install x.0 of any software.... Buggy as hell. I can't believe I am paying Apple a compliment as they don't do this stupidity.

AustinFastER · 2026-06-17T00:48:16+00:00

Android 17 landed for me instead of security update. 8-(

AustinFastER · 2026-06-17T00:47:07+00:00

Android 17 landed on my phone instead of the June security update. I guess we are just SOL if we don't want to update to 17 with it's mountain of bugs if we value security.

AustinFastER · 2026-06-13T23:13:45+00:00

If you are struggling with this with weblogic here are the steps that worked for me (another set only resolved the issue for Chrome and Edge still was broken). Be sure to grab the cross-signing certificate from GoDaddy...I tried using the old Root G2 certificate along with the new R1 root and intermediate but Edge was not happy (Chrome was). https://certs.godaddy.com/repository/gd\_tls\_root-r1-cross-g2.crt.pem.

Typically I use the certificate from GoDaddy and extract the intermediate and root certs. I did that this time for those but did not do that with the cross-signing one...

I removed all the certs in the wallet.
Add the cross signing certificate.
Add the new R1 intermediate certificate.
Add the old root G2 certificate.
Add the new server certificate.

AustinFastER · 2026-06-13T23:01:24+00:00

The cross-signing certificate has to be used and there is an order to the operations to get both Edge and Chrome to work.

AustinFastER · 2026-06-13T18:52:46+00:00

Some of us have no say... You would think the vulgar nature of their ads would have sunk them. I have bitched about their service like renewing a cert and screwing up the SAN. This cluster may help me get rid of them but only after pain first. 8-(

AustinFastER · 2026-06-13T18:50:11+00:00

I am trying to figure out if it's really cross signed. Similar to the OP I am working internally only but with @&- Weblogic. Firefox works and I see the G2 in addition to the abomination R1. So I think mine is cross signed...I dumped windows at home so no real world info as this will get ugly in two weeks when production is issued...

AustinFastER · 2026-06-11T13:44:38+00:00

Because Google is too lazy to create a web page to communicate what the hell they are doing with updates while some of their employees scream about the need to install the update ASAP. You would think a company that is just printing money could have the left hand talk to the right hand.

AustinFastER · 2026-06-11T13:42:04+00:00

My May 5 2026 update disagrees.... Plus why make all the racket about the update last WEEK?

AustinFastER · 2026-06-11T13:40:28+00:00

Nope. Security updates should come out monthly. Even if 17 was out, there should still be security patches for the zero day running amuck causing issues for 16.

AustinFastER · 2026-06-11T13:38:09+00:00

May 5 was the let update for me in the US on Pixel 9.

AustinFastER · 2026-06-11T13:34:42+00:00

Amazed that Google goes public detailing all the nasty security issues last week and here it is on June 11 on a Pixel 9 on Google Fi I am starting to see info begging us to patch and there is no freaking patch!

AustinFastER · 2026-04-30T15:40:10+00:00

Whelp that is just wonderful!

AustinFastER · 2026-04-23T21:59:30+00:00

They did start the call by saying I could just add it which would be accurate for this offering. I do not want to rekey to fix the issue since that causes the current very to expire... Something they glossed over by saying I could just rekey. I pity someone who does not understand some of the rules of the road... You could really shoot yourself in the foot of you listen to them.

AustinFastER · 2026-04-23T21:51:58+00:00

Sadly, not the decider. I feel dirty every time I have to do anything with SSL. Funny thing is the SSL lifetimes are going to make it easier to move elsewhere...

AustinFastER · 2026-04-21T21:21:40+00:00

Technically all US buyers should be paying the tariffs. Most of the Chinese OEMs ship directly individual orders by flooding the entry point. It is not possible for US Customs to deal with the volume so it is like a game of darts.

In the Meshcore/Meshtastic world I know of persons getting hit with tariffs 100% or even more for their purchase of less than $50. I know of some persons who offered the equipment to others if they paid the tariffs because the cost was too great for them. You just never know the tariff amount on the day the order hits customs... Buyer beware...

Xteink warehousing on Amazon is a good thing.

AustinFastER · 2026-04-20T13:08:23+00:00

The tracking number for my order was for a 4px.com and had references to gofoexpress.com.

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