Having same issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Launcher times out when attempting to connect to https://authserver.mojang.com/authenticate. Changing DNS, connecting from a different network, and using the beta channel for the launcher does not fix the problem.
At least provide a way to use a previous, working version of the launcher while this issue is being fixed. Our only alternative is to rely on potentially insecure third party launchers.
Having same issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Launcher times out when attempting to connect to https://authserver.mojang.com/authenticate. Changing DNS, connecting from a different network, and using the beta channel for the launcher does not fix the problem.
At least provide a way to use a previous, working version of the launcher while this issue is being fixed. Our only alternative is to rely on potentially insecure third party launchers.