If you use VetBact via https (encrypted connection) instead of http (unencrypted), you have probably noticed that your browser warns that the website is not secure. The reason for this is that our so-called SSL certificate has expired. It was valid until 15 May, 2026. Now that this date has passed, most browsers warn that the site cannot be considered secure. Despite this, there is no major risk. The site is largely as secure as before, although this cannot be verified using a valid certificate.

There are essentially two ways to deal with the browser's warnings:

1. Ask the browser to make an exception for this site. Most browsers allow you to do this, for example by clicking on a link called "Advanced" or something similar (depending on the browser).
2. Use the website in unencrypted mode, i.e. by changing the URL from https://www.vetbact.org to http://www.vetbact.org (i.e. change https to http).

Encrypted traffic with https is recommended these days. However, VetBact does not contain sensitive information and it could therefore be argued that it is not a major problem to temporarily use the old unencrypted http protocol which used to be the standard for much of the web's history.

We have reported this to our IT department and requested that they renew the SSL certificates ASAP.