certificate accept not saved

When opening a https stream with an unknown certificate, the "certificate issue" dialogue opens. When accepting the certificate permanently or for 24 hours, it is not saved, and the dialog is opened the next time again with the same video.

Expected behavior

permanent or 24 hour acception for the same certificate from the same server.

Actual behavior

Steps to reproduce

1. https stream with unknown certificate
2. accept certificate permanently
3. same https stream again

Context

App version

3.4.3

Android version

11

Device model

OnePlus Nord N10

I had the same problem. After deleting the app cache data in the settings menu, it worked again.

Some work has been done on that part. Could you please confirm that 3.5.0 Beta 7 fixes the issue?

added Needs more info label

Im on android 13 and same thing happens and 3.5.0 Beta 7 does not fix it should i open another issue? and i can provide logs

Hello @Aza

I'm using a Chromecast with the latest version of VLC from the Play store (3.5.3) and I got the same issue.

I have a server that uses a custom CA. I cannot add it properly to Chromecast because it's not authorized from what I have heard to add custom CA. VLC display the popup about "abort", "accept permanently" or "accept for 24h".

It asks multiple time (I don't really notice a difference. After multiple "accept", my video is playing. But if I seek the content, I have again few popup that I need to accept.

If log file would help and there is a doc how to get them, I will be happy to help. Have a good day.

Cheers

Log files never hurt

Hello @Aza

I found in the wiki how to make a log so I'm here ^^

https://pastebin.com/izxPWQFD

For the context, the video is on a Jellyfin with a custom CA. I just renamed the website URL. I didn't change anything else in the log.

The steps I did are the following

• Launching the video with Kodi
• VLC ask for accepting the certificate, I accept it permanently (I repeat that a multiple of times)
• I let the video play a little and seek a little in the video
• I must again accept the certificate (but less than the first time)
• I seek a little again
• I must again accept them
• I tried to seek a last time and selecting accept for 24h instead, but it's the same issue

Kodi launches VLC with the --fullscreen argument. I don't think it's related, but I prefer to mention it.

<playercorefactory>
    <players>
        <player name="VLCPlayer" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
            <filename>org.videolan.vlc</filename>
            <args>--fullscreen "{1}"</args>
            <hidexbmc>true</hidexbmc>
            <playcountminimumtime>120</playcountminimumtime>
        </player>
    </players>
    <rules action="prepend">
        <rule video="true" player="VLCPlayer"/>
    </rules>
</playercorefactory>

If I can try anything else, don't hesitate to tell me.

Have a good day.

Cheers

Hello @Aza

Is there any news about that issue?

I can still reproduce it today, and it looks like the issue #2673 is the same problem.

Is there maybe any method to skip the check or have a workaround? I have tried to use --no-gnutls-system-trustin the custom libvlc option, but I still get the windows that asks for accepting the certificates.

Cheers

Could you please try with this version (here or here) and tell me if you're still able to reproduce ?

@Aza i tried version VLC-Android-4.0.0-preview---3050410-armv8-20231228-1023.apk and the issue is fixed. Do you have a rough time estimate when this version is released to the stable channel? Edit: I'm not certain anymore that the issue is fixed in the dev version. I had audio issues with the dev version and reinstalled the stable version and the issue was fixed for the stable version. In my case the old self signed cert was expiring and the nas issued a new self signed cert. Maybe the issue was that the old and the new cert where present and when I reinstalled the app the old one was gone and the issue was fixed?

Hi! I have this issue with my local streaming server. It has been fixed by upgrade GnuTLS in libvlc3. 3.6.16->3.8