Gov.uk portal finally lurched back to life after lunch
Furious parents have lashed out at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs after the UK tax authority let a key HTTPS certificate expire on its childcare tax credit portal.
Numerous people contacted us almost immediately when the HTTPS certificate on childcare.tax.service.gov.uk expired at 00:59:59 on Sunday 22 September.
As Reg reader Cian put it, the web app at that address "will let you pay a certain amount of your childcare bill before tax," adding that "it can be worth a few hundred quid a month if you have a high childcare bill."
HTTPS certificates are used to encrypt connections between your browser and the website you are accessing as a means of securing you against criminals trying to eavesdrop and gather financial details or other information for nefarious purposes.
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