Admin Realm will not load with error stating HSTS is enabled

Version Affected:  All

Description:  

When browsing to the Admin Console of the SecureAuth IdP server, the admin is presented with an error stating HSTS has caused the page not to load.

Cause:  

When using newer browsers, such as Edge Chromium, Chrome, FireFox, etc, newer security measures have been put in place and when browsing a secure site locally, that does not have a Subject Alternative Name (SAN) for the URL being browsed to, this error will occur.

Resolution:  

As shown in this image, the IIS server is using a self-signed certificate that does not have access to the root certificate authority:

To resolve this issue all that needs to be done is for a valid certificate to be bound to IIS on another IP address. The easiest way to complete this is to create a new binding for ::1 (IPv6 loopback) and assign it the SecureAuth machine certificate. See below for adding the new binding.

1. Launch Internet Explorer Manager 2. Expand the Server 3. Expand Sites 4. Click on 'Default Web Site' 5. On the right side, in the Actions Pane, click on Bindings
6. Click the 'Add...' button
7. Set the 'Type:' to 'https' 8. Set the 'IP address:' to '::1' 9. Set the 'SSL certificate' to the SecureAuth Appliance certificate 10. Click 'OK'
11. Once completed, you will see the new binding in the list and can now open the admin pages without issues

Special Considerations (optional as needed):  
When adding the new binding, you should be able to click the drop-down and select ::1 as the IP address, but in certain instances it may not show up and will have to be typed in manually.

A quick alternative solution is available here

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