SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral. In cryptography, a public key certificate (also known as a digital certificate or identity certificate) is an electronic document that uses a digital signature to bind a public key with an identity — information such as the name of a person or an organization, their address, and so forth. The certificate can be used to verify that a public key belongs to an individual.
To God, to ourselves, and to our neighbour can we
Use force; I say on them and on their things,
As thou shalt hear with reason manifest.
A death by violence, and painful wounds,
Are to our neighbour given; and in his substance
Ruin, and arson, and injurious levies;
OK, enough of Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy - Inferno, Canto XI (whereupon I provided a very literary description of the hell that engulfed you as you read the first paragraph). Here's the answer.
Your computer needs a record (digital signature) on the hard drive. You need to find a way to make sure this particular laptop trusts the organization and address of the site you are visiting. If you can not access the site you request, contact your System Administrator. . . . .
Do not Consider disabling SSL even if you are under the following conditions:
On a secure internal network.
In a development environment where agents and OpsCenter run on the same computer free from network threats.
In a situation where you are not concerned about someone listening to OpsCenter traffic.
In automatic deployments of OpsCenter to avoid re-installation of agents. (Unless you disable SSL, installing OpsCenter generates SSL files for encryption and requires re-installation of agents.)
On a computer that does not have the required version of OpenSS
You could compromise the integrity of data exchange if you do not use SSL.
Good luck!!!