# This site can’t provide a secure connection **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [December 3, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196 "2018-12-03T16:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![michael.thompson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@michael.thompson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.thompson)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/1 "2018-12-03T16:19:23Z")
Ignition Version 8 Getting this error ‘This site can’t provide a secure connection’ when trying to navigate to [https://localhost:8088](https://localhost:8088). Also, can’t launch Gateway Control Utility - when I start it (as administrator), I get the ‘do you want to allow this app…’ screen, then nothing happens when I click yes Running V8 beta on a Windows 10 pro machine. Downloaded again and reinstalled with no change. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/2 "2018-12-03T16:20:04Z")
If you don’t install an SSL certificate there won’t be a secure connection. The GCU UI is broken and being converted to a command-line only util. ---
**Author:** ![michael.thompson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@michael.thompson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.thompson)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/3 "2018-12-03T18:54:54Z")
I uninstalled V8 and went back to 7.9.10. Still get the message about a secure connection. I did not have this issue before. I have to install a cert now to use the webpage? I haven’t changed any browser settings. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/4 "2018-12-03T18:59:59Z")
If you haven’t explicitly enabled SSL in your gateway properties, then you should be using the http (not https) url to connect to your local gateway: `http://localhost:8088/` vs `https://localhost:8088/` ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/5 "2021-07-08T13:33:27Z")
I’m getting this in 8.1.5, however I can’t get it to _go_ to [http://localhost:8088](http://localhost:8088), Chrome just replaces it with https 😕 Any ideas? Edit: nvm, I cleared cache and all good now, it’s not redirecting anymore to https. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/6 "2021-07-08T15:04:16Z")
> [@nminchin](#): > > Edit: nvm, I cleared cache and all good now, it’s not redirecting anymore to https. Did you enable [HSTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security) on the gateway at some point? ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/7 "2021-07-08T21:01:33Z")
Yep ---
**Author:** ![Rupesh\_Toshniwal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@Rupesh\_Toshniwal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rupesh_Toshniwal)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/8 "2022-07-03T10:49:34Z")
I m also getting same error as in attached image can any one please help me. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/c/dca2493cf7888a81acb6a56bbc45844feebbfb47.png) d ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/9 "2022-07-04T01:14:23Z")
You’re using https with port 8088 which in unsecure. Either use https with 8043 (default) or http with 8088 ---
**Author:** ![kundan\_indulkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kundan\_indulkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kundan_indulkar)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/10 "2022-09-21T10:47:50Z")
> [@paul-griffith](#): > > `http://localhost:8088/` vs I am having trouble opening gateway in browser ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/9/79d24151accf9ab7032bbfb0af8f147c03ff87b9.png) Please let me know what needs to be checked to resolve this issue thanks ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/11 "2022-09-21T13:37:39Z")
Make sure you use `http` and not `https` in the URL. Try a different browser if Chrome is forcing the redirect to HTTPS, or a workaround like [this](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962/6). ---
**Author:** ![kundan\_indulkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kundan\_indulkar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kundan_indulkar)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/12 "2022-09-22T09:57:00Z")
Thanks Kevin, Now I am able to access the gateway. Seems that it was a certificate related error which vanished when I reset the browser data. ---
**Author:** ![jamesj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@jamesj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jamesj)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/13 "2023-08-02T15:26:20Z")
For those who are still having this issue, try your \:8088/ or [http://127.0.0.1:8088/](http://127.0.0.1:8088/) ---
**Author:** ![Learner\_Ignition](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@Learner\_Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Learner_Ignition)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/14 "2023-08-11T13:30:56Z")
I am not able to login into gateway I had tried using Edge and Chrome and clear browsing history and cache but no luck ---
**Author:** ![jamesj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@jamesj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jamesj)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/15 "2023-08-12T14:26:18Z")
What is the error that you're getting? ---
**Author:** ![Learner\_Ignition](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@Learner\_Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Learner_Ignition)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/16 "2023-08-16T03:25:08Z")
> [@Self-Signed Certificate facing issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/self-signed-certificate-facing-issue/77751): > > Hi, I am working on implementation of secure connection for Ignition on my laptop (localhost). I was following the below steps. [Secure Communication (SSL / TLS) - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58611186#SecureCommunication(SSL/TLS)-AddingaSignedSecurityCertificates:~:text=through%20Advanced%20options.-,How%20to%20Install%20a%20Self%2DSigned%20Certificate,-Go%20to%20Config). I added IP address and DNS and when I click on Install Self- Signed Certificate I get error as [image] Please let me know is any other configuration I missed or incorrectly entered. Thanks I have attached snapshots of the errors. ---
**Author:** ![Johan\_van\_Wyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Johan\_van\_Wyk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Johan_van_Wyk)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/this-site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/21196/17 "2023-08-23T07:38:31Z")
Clearing the cache worked for me