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SSL Check
Cert · Cipher · OCSPFREE
Your data is safe
No storage
Domains are only used for the check and discarded immediately.
Public data
Only publicly accessible SSL certificates and HTTP headers are queried.
No account needed
The tool works completely anonymously and without signup.
GDPR compliant
No personal data, no storage, no sharing.
SSL CHECK — THE GUIDE
What does the SSL check verify?
ON THIS PAGE
- What is SSL Check?
- Why do you need this?
- Step-by-step in 4 steps
- What gets checked?
- Glossary
- FAQ
What does the SSL check verify?
TLS/SSL is the encryption between browser and server. An expired or weakly configured certificate causes browser warnings and SEO penalties. We check expiry, issuer, cipher suites and configuration in one step.
Why check SSL regularly?
An expired certificate is an instant outage:
- Expiry. Browser blocks completely, conversion = 0.
- SEO. Google penalises outdated TLS configurations.
- Mixed content. External resources without HTTPS = warning.
- Compliance. PCI-DSS, ISO 27001 require modern ciphers.
Step-by-step: SSL Check in 4 steps
- 1Enter a domainDomain only — port 443 is queried.
- 2Fetch the certWe open a TLS connection.
- 3Cipher testWhich suites are supported?
- 4RatingA+ to F. Recommendations per gap.
What gets checked?
We use SSL Labs’ methodology as the baseline:
Certificate
Issuer, validity, remaining lifetime.
Cipher suites
Which ones are supported?
Protocol versions
TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3.
Heartbleed
Known vulnerabilities.
POODLE
SSLv3 vulnerability.
OCSP stapling
Faster validation.
HSTS
Force HTTPS.
CT logs
Certificate Transparency.
GLOSSARY
SSL/TLS vocabulary
- TLS
- Transport Layer Security — successor to SSL.
- Cipher suite
- Combination of encryption algorithms.
- CA
- Certificate Authority.
- OCSP
- Online Certificate Status Protocol.
- HSTS
- HTTP Strict Transport Security.
- Mixed content
- HTTPS page with HTTP resources.
- Forward Secrecy
- Session keys cannot be reconstructed.
- CT log
- Public certificate logbook.
WHO USES IT
Who checks SSL?
DevOps
Before every deploy.
Security
Quarterly audit.
Marketing
Before campaign launches.
Hosters
Cert renewal tracking.
Compliance
Audit trail for ISO/PCI.
FAQ
FAQ for SSL Check
When to renew?
30 days before expiry — with Let’s Encrypt automatically every 60 days.
What is A+?
Best possible rating — TLS 1.3 only, HSTS preload, Forward Secrecy.
Self-signed?
We mark it; outside intranets it’s a problem.
Wildcard cert?
Fully supported in the check.
Does it cost?
Web: €0. Monitoring: Mandokit plan.
Do you store cert data?
No, only the request ID for the audit trail.
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