Error Troubleshooting

Error Message - Failed to load resource: net::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID

Symptom

You get an error message that says “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID https://local.dynamsoft.com:18623/f/VersionInfo?ts=XXXXXXXXXXXX”. And the browser keeps asking to install the Dynamic Web TWAIN Service (previously called “Dynamsoft Service”).

Cause

By default, “127.0.0.1” is used for service connection. “127.0.0.1” uses a self-signed SSL certificate without an expiry date. It is installed to your system so that the browser can trust it. If your environment requires high level security, self-signed certificates may not be accepted. Moreover, it is not easy to install the self-signed certificate for systems like Chrome OS.

In this case, we provide a domain, “local.dynamsoft.com”, which points to “127.0.0.1”. It has a VeriSign’ed certificate that has an expiry date. The most recent expired “local.dynamsoft.com” certificate expired on 2025 November 20th, and the latest certificate will expire on 2026 November 21st.

All official third-party certificates come with an expiry date (generally one year). If local.dynamsoft.com is used, the certificate needs to be updated each year.

Resolution

• No High Level Security Requirement: Set back to self-signed certificate “127.0.0.1” by comment the line Dynamsoft.WebTwainEnv.Host = "local.dynamsoft.com" or Dynamsoft.DWT.Host="local.dynamsoft.com" out. No need to worry about the expiry date of the certificate anymore.

• High Level Security Requirement

  If you use local.dynamsoft.com, replace the certificate annually due to expiration.

  If you have to use “local.dynamsoft.com”, the following methods can be taken:

  • Method 1. Use the following links to download and install the Dynamic Web TWAIN Service Installer.

    Dynamic Web TWAIN Service installers are backward-compatible within the same major version. Identify the major SDK version first, then download the corresponding installer (for example, 19.x SDK uses v19 installers, 18.x SDK uses v18 installers). If you are unsure about your SDK version, follow How do I know which SDK version I am using?.

    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    Choose between Admin (requires admin privileges) or Personal (for individual users).

    • Version 19
      • Windows Installer (Admin)
      • Windows Installer (Personal)
    • Version 18
      • Windows Installer (Admin)
      • Windows Installer (Personal)

    Use the installer matching your SDK version.

    • macOS Installer v19
    • macOS Installer v18

    Select the installer format based on your distribution type.

    • RPM Packages (Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS, etc.)
      • Linux RPM Installer v19
      • Linux RPM Installer v18
    • DEB Packages (Ubuntu, Debian, etc.)
      • Linux DEB Installer v19
      • Linux DEB Installer v18
    • ARM64 Architecture
      • Linux ARM64 DEB Installer v19
      • Linux ARM64 DEB Installer v18
    • MIPS Architecture
      • Linux MIPS DEB Installer v19
      • Linux MIPS DEB Installer v18

  • Method 2. Click here to download the new certificate and use the new server.pem.ldsc & server_key.pem.ldsc to replace the old one in the cert folder under the service’s installation folder. Then restart Dynamic Web TWAIN Service.

  • Method 3. Contact Dynamsoft for a new service installer for client-side. Please specify the exact service version build number found from the version your client currently has installed.

  • Method 4. You can also generate the certificate by yourself. Check out this post.

Original post creation date: Dec 01, 2021

Last modified date: Mar 25, 2026