Device-specific

    ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID on Android

    Why it happens on Android

    Older Android versions ship an outdated root store and fail on chains that modern desktop browsers accept.

    The fix on Android

    Reissue the certificate with a chain that terminates at a root present in older Android trust stores, and confirm the server sends every intermediate. Updating the device is the only other fix.

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    An external SSL check builds the chain from scratch with no local trust store shortcuts, so it shows a missing intermediate that your own browser may be silently caching around.

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    If that didn't fix it

    Android has its own failure mode, but ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID has a wider set of causes that apply everywhere. The most common one overall is: the server serves only the leaf certificate and omits the intermediate bundle.

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    ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID on other platforms and devices

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    Last verified: by the Lemwatch research team.