Microsoft is struggling globally, with large-scale problems with its Windows Azure storage service. The problems started Friday after the expiration of a https certificate. Microsoft thinks that the service gradually comes back online. Also other services are affected.
“The storage service is globally affected by a problem related to the https-services, ssl traffic”, says Microsoft on its Windows Azure Dashboard. The http traffic would not be affected. Users can, among other things, no new virtual machines or hostdiensten more roll-out.
The problems arose because Microsoft a https certificate has expired, so discovered a name from MSDN. The group has taken steps to have the certificate update and the expectation is that the service is Saturday gradually restored.
The problems with https access to the storage service spreading to other Azure services to hosting providers Azure Web Sites, Service Bus, and the transit between components of the cloud-based controls, Access, Control, and Media Encoding.
In addition, seem to be the problems with Azure to have an effect on the operation of Xbox Music & Video: the users of the service can deal with problems relating to stream, download, and purchase according to a status message.
It is not the first time that Microsoft’s Azure platform into problems with the cause a certificate that was a year ago already. Were an incorrect date setting on a security certificate.
Update, 12.25: Microsoft reports on its Windows Azure Dashboard that the availability of the service for 99 percent restored.
