No Longer Able to View Sites with Invalid SSL Certificates

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Opera One version 111.0.5168.25 Linux Snap

I'm a web developer. I sometimes install websites on servers without pointing the DNS to the server. This allows me to install a site under its published domain name before the site is ready to be made live. This method of installation/development of a website also means I am not able to configure a valid/authoritative SSL cert on servers used for those domains.

I use my hosts file to force my browser to view the development site on the server that hosts it.

The latest updates to Opera/Chrome no longer allow web developers to bypass SSL warnings. No SSL = no access to site.

This is not a feature. This is a kick in the teeth.

When will this be fixed?

Is there a workaround?