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PortableApps Download Error

Unread post by RedRamGT » 2025-05-05, 15:33

I'm using Windows-7 64-Bit Professional, and Pale Moon 33.7.0. When I go to Portable Apps, I get an error when I try to do a download. The URL I'm going to is...

https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/ ... legacy-115

When I try to do the download I get the following error. I can reproduce the error using a fresh install of Pale Moon Portable, with no changes. And, there is nothing in the console error log. The download does work okay with Firefox ESR 115.23.0. Is there maybe a config option I can change that will allow this to work? Thank You...

The Error Message:

Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to download2.portableapps.com.

The OCSP server suggests trying again later.

(Error code: SEC_ERROR_OCSP_TRY_SERVER_LATER)

o The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
o Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

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Re: PortableApps Download Error

Unread post by therube » 2025-05-05, 17:01

(I'll just confirm the issue.
Win7 x64, PM 33.7.0 x64)


Looks like setting the (about:config) setting, security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling, to 'false" allows things to work.

I DO NOT KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT.

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Re: PortableApps Download Error

Unread post by Stargate38 » 2025-05-05, 17:06

Same thing here, on Windows 10 64-bit Home, PM 33.7.0 (32-bit). It downloads fine through Wget, though:

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wget -x https://download2.portableapps.com/portableapps/FirefoxPortableLegacy115/FirefoxPortableLegacy115_115.23.0_English.paf.exe
--2025-05-05 13:07:05--  https://download2.portableapps.com/portableapps/FirefoxPortableLegacy115/FirefoxPortableLegacy115_115.23.0_English.paf.exe
Resolving download2.portableapps.com (download2.portableapps.com)... 51.81.32.118
Connecting to download2.portableapps.com (download2.portableapps.com)|51.81.32.118|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 126137064 (120M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: 'download2.portableapps.com/portableapps/FirefoxPortableLegacy115/FirefoxPortableLegacy115_115.23.0_English.paf.exe'

download2.portableapps.com/portableapps/FirefoxPortableLegacy115/FirefoxPortableLegacy115_115.23.0_English.paf.exe                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  100%[=======<snip>========>] 120.29M  3.24MB/s    in 38s

2025-05-05 13:07:44 (3.16 MB/s) - 'download2.portableapps.com/portableapps/FirefoxPortableLegacy115/FirefoxPortableLegacy115_115.23.0_English.paf.exe' saved [126137064/126137064]

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Re: PortableApps Download Error

Unread post by Moonchild » 2025-05-05, 17:31

Server issue. Qualys SSL labs indicates:
OCSP stapling Invalid OCSP response failed: TRY_LATER
That is an invalid stapled response. I believe that for OCSP-stapled requests, it should simply fail if it can't OCSP verify.
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Re: PortableApps Download Error

Unread post by therube » 2025-05-06, 18:16

So what allows other browsers to work with (seemingly) the same [as PM] (default) OCSP settings set?

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Re: PortableApps Download Error

Unread post by Moonchild » 2025-05-06, 20:11

therube wrote:
2025-05-06, 18:16
So what allows other browsers to work with (seemingly) the same [as PM] (default) OCSP settings set?
"connect at all costs" attitude, most likely.
So, silently ignoring this error.
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