Root certificate for ESR 115 expires on March 14, 2025

[AikoBorowski]

Firefox just sent a message to all outdated users claiming they'll have to update to keep using Firefox, otherwise the video player, add-ons, and other features will no longer work.
Meaning this is the end of support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 computers.
Would be nice if the theme could live on for newer versions of Firefox though, since I'm facing a wall here.

[Kiki79250CoC]

If you have 115.13 and later, the root certificates were already updated to newer ones, the warning is only for 115.12 and earlier.

[AikoBorowski]

If you have 115.13 and later, the root certificates were already updated to newer ones, the warning is only for 115.12 and earlier.

This is false, I'm running 115.14 directly from the git setup, and the message popped up last week.

This is in effect for the entirety of 115 ESR by Mozilla themselves

[Kiki79250CoC]

On March 14, 2025, a root certificate used to verify signed content and add-ons for various Mozilla projects, including Firefox, will expire. Without updating to Firefox version 128 or higher (or ESR 115.13+ for ESR users, including Windows 7/8/8.1 and macOS 10.12–10.14 users), this expiration may cause significant issues with add-ons, content signing and DRM-protected media playback.

If you don’t update, Firefox features that rely on remote updates will stop working, and your installed add-ons will be disabled. DRM-protected content, such as streaming services, may also stop playing due to failed updates. Additionally, systems dependent on content verification could stop functioning properly.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/root-certificate-expiration

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The root certificate used to verify add-ons and signed content has been renewed to avoid upcoming expiration.

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.13.0/releasenotes/