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Friday, January 19th, 2024 5:42 PM

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Website blocked by Xfinity's Advanced Security Network - URGENT

Hello Xfinity Support Team,

I am seeking urgent assistance with an issue concerning one of our websites being blocked. Our customers are encountering an "ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR" message, indicating that access to the site is restricted due to potential security risks. Despite numerous attempts to resolve this through phone contact and multiple submissions of unblocking requests on the Xfinity website, the problem persists. It's been over a month without a resolution.

This issue is critical as it's not only affecting us but also causing significant inconvenience and financial loss to our client. I've noticed similar complaints in various forums, yet there seem to be no updates on resolutions. Could you please prioritize this matter and advise on the appropriate steps or the right contact person to resolve this issue promptly?

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.

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1 year ago

Concern moved here to the Customer Service help section for greater exposure to Comcast corporate employees (The Digital Care Team) for assistance.

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1 year ago

@user_mmontoya The best course of action, in this case, would actually be to report this to our Customer Security Assurance. You can contact them by following this link: https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/help/report-abuse/.

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1 year ago

I am having a similar experience.  I am both an Xfinity customer and a web developer.  One of my clients' websites has been blocked by the "Advanced Security" feature which is on by default in most Xfinity home networks.  I have used the reporting tool several times over the past week, and have encouraged my client to do the same.  We get confirmation that the report was received but no resolution.  I am going to now post my own thread in this forum and see if I can engage and get some help.  Turning off the "Advanced Security" does allow me to access the website while on my Xfinity network, but that is not a solution.  Xfinity needs a better and more transparent system if they are going to act as censors to the Internet, and allow reasonable recourse and remediation for any business or individual affected by their blocking.

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@user_sxc301​ were you able to get a solution for this? I've been in this exact same situation for months and can't get anything resolved.

@XfinityAlex - can you help? I'm unable to DM you.

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@jonathancarone@XfinityAlex doesn't deal in these kinds of issues.

I am not a Comcast Employee.
I am a Customer Expert volunteering my time to help other customers here in the Forums.
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1 year ago

Were you ever able to get a resolution for this? I've been at this for my own client's site for almost a month without success. I'm a customer too but whenever I call in they always insist troubleshooting my router. I got one of them to say they were escalating it, but that didn't do anything. 

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@user_ywg3fq​ thank you for taking the time out of your day to reply to this post. From experience, when working with our great CSA experts I have seen a ticket created that starts with the letters IH. 

- When working with the CSA team, did you receive a ticket? (please don't post ticket number in public)

- Have you attempted to report the blocked site at the website listed on this document? https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/report-blocked-website

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I’ve reported the site on that link three times with no resolution. I also called into customer support and they said they created a ticket but that there wasn’t a ticket number they could give me. 

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Hello jonathancarone! Thanks for taking the time to reach out on our Forums. We value you as a customer, and I am sorry to hear you're also experiencing issues with a site being blocked. This would have to be further investigated by our CSA team. Please contact 1-800-xfinity and request that they transfer you to Customer Security Assurance (CSA). Our Customer Assurance Security team can support you with this. 

 

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@user_ywg3fq​ We have had NO resolution.  Many times submitting the form, many times calling and trying to get a human to help.  I'm starting to think that only lawyers will bring enough heat for Xfinity to do something about this problem.

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Hi there, user_sxc301! Since you were not able to get a resolution via the standard means as we have outlined in this thread, we would like to take a further look to see what we may be able to do to facilitate a solution.  Please send a direct message to us by clicking the chat icon in the upper right corner of the page, click on the pen and paper icon, then enter “Xfinity Support” in the “To” section. Please include your full name and complete street address and any ticket or reference number you may have been given. Thanks! 

 

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1 year ago

To everyone reading this thread, 

Yes, we ultimately did get this issue resolved. 
You will need to reach support and request a T3 tech ( Tier 3 ) support agent. They will be able to assist you in getting the issue resolved.

The issue that we faced was that a version of the site was cached at one of Xfinity's servers and we ultimately found where it was stuck by running traceroute. 
In case anyone is wondering what a traceroute is, it is a network diagnostic tool that's used to track the path that your internet traffic takes from your computer to a destination website or service. It provides several pieces of information that can be useful for troubleshooting network issues
Providing this to tech support will help in determining where the issue may exist. 

I hope this helps you all!

@user_sxc301 @jonathancarone @user_ywg3fq 

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