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# sk101887 - "bad certificate may be a clock synchronization issue" when trying to establish SIC in SmartDashboard with a Security Gateway

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk101887 |
| Date Created | 2014-08-26 |
| Last Modified | 2014-08-27 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82.20, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |

## Symptoms

- The following error appears when trying to establish SIC in SmartDashboard with a Security Gateway:

```

Unable to establish SIC 
internal ssl authentication error got alert. 
bad certificate may be a clock synchronization issue
```

## Cause

Date, Time or Time Zone is out of sync with that of the Security Management Server / Multi-Domain Security Management Server.

## Solution

Verify that the Date / Time / Time Zone is correct on both the Security Gateway and Security Management Server / Multi-Domain Security Management Server.

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