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Network troubleshooting

SSL Certificate Checker

Check a site’s HTTPS certificate: is it trusted, does it match the name, when does it expire, who issued it, and which TLS version and cipher the server uses.

Live test from our server in Australia – nothing is stored.

An expired or misconfigured certificate takes a site offline just as surely as a crashed server. Check any HTTPS site – or a mail server on 465, 993 and 995 – to see whether the certificate is trusted, covers the name you typed, when it expires, who issued it, whether the full chain is installed and which TLS version and cipher the server negotiates.

How to use it

  1. Enter the hostname, e.g. example.com or mail.example.com.
  2. Keep port 443 for websites, or choose a mail or admin port.
  3. Fix anything marked red first: expired, untrusted, wrong name, outdated TLS.

What the problems mean

  • Not trusted – usually the intermediate certificate is missing. Configure the server with the full chain (fullchain.pem for Let’s Encrypt).
  • Doesn’t match the name – the certificate was issued for another name. Re-issue it including every name visitors use, with and without www.
  • Outdated protocol – TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are switched off in current browsers. Allow only TLS 1.2 and 1.3.

Certificate lifetimes are shrinking

Public certificates are moving to much shorter maximum lifetimes over the next few years. Manual renewal won’t keep up – use automatic renewal (certbot, acme.sh, your host’s AutoSSL) and monitor the expiry date.

Häufige Fragen

The certificate is valid but browsers still warn – why?

Most often the server doesn’t send the intermediate certificate. Browsers that haven’t seen it before can’t build the chain. Install the full chain (fullchain.pem for Let’s Encrypt).

How early should I renew?

Let’s Encrypt renews automatically at 30 days left. For paid certificates, renew two to four weeks ahead – and from 2026 maximum lifetimes keep shrinking, so automate renewal wherever you can.

Which TLS versions should a server allow?

TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 only. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are deprecated and blocked by current browsers.