Pidgin/XMP/jabber certificate?

whenever I try to log in, I get this pop up and to accept if I want to proceed. I dont understand the techincal behind this, so any one care to explain?

Accept certificate for ************ The certificate for ********* could not be validated. The certificate has expired and should not be considered valid. Check that your computer's date and time are accurate.

im allowed three options:

View certificate, Reject and Accept.

There is a smug smily face looking at accept, so i wont just accept blindly


Comments


[2 Points] None:

I suggest looking into registering with a different domain.


[1 Points] None:

Reset your identity on tor and try again. Do this a few times. If the certificate stays the same then it's safe to login and grab your contacts, then make an account on a different server and re-add everyone.