[Bug 676972] [NEW] pidgin does not connect to msn, certificate error

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When attempting to connect to MSN, Pidgin fails to load the contact
list, citing an issue with the SSL certificate of
omega.contacts.msn.com. This happened due to Microsoft renewing both the
omega.contacts.msn.com certificate, as well as their certification
authority certificate "Microsoft Secure Server Authority". Hence, the
certificate in /usr/share/purple/ca-
certs/Microsoft_Secure_Server_Authority.pem is outdated.

In addition, the transition from the old to the new certificate is not
complete, only half-done, so a simple workaround of updating the
certificate would not work. Both the old and new certificates have to be
included. Debdiffs for natty and maverick are attached.

TEST CASE:
1. Start Pidgin
2. Click Tools->Certificates
3. Delete the omega.contacts.msn.com certificate
4. Try connecting to a MSN messenger account
5. If it fails with "Unable to validate certificate", then this bug is present.

Solution :
While waiting for a Pidgin update from Ubuntu, some people can apply this:
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/MSNCertIssue
Tested original on Lucid. Should be OK on all versions.

Original@: http://squidsrants.blogspot.com/2010/11/pidgin-msn-and-other-protocols.html
Also: http://blog.andreineculau.com/2010/11/pidgin-and-msn-certificate-error-for-omega-contacts-msn-com/

** Affects: pidgin
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: pidgin (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: pidgin (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Fix Released


** Tags: maverick verification-done
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pidgin does not connect to msn, certificate error
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/676972
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