This site uses SSL encryption (which requires a security certificate) to send log in information and to view content only accessible to registered users.  It is used to provide a secure connection, rather than to verify our identity, so we use our own self-signed certificate.

Most browsers do not automatically accept self-signed certificates and will likely show a warning telling you that our certificate is not trusted (a trusted certificate is one provided by a commerical provider).

When this occurs, your can add AuroraWatch.ca (hosted on our machine seabird.physics.ualberta.ca) manually by selecting 'add exception' on FireFox, or 'Proceed to website' in Internet Explorer.

For further information please email us (via the 'Contact Us' menu) or see the following articles:

Information for Firefox users (external site).

Information for IE users (external site).