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Read this blog to learn how Catchpoint can help with SSL certificate tracking to ensure your certificates stay valid.
SSL certificates provide an important layer of security for your website by proving authentication and enabling an encrypted connection between your web browser and web server. It’s important to keep your SSL certificates up-to-date and this is where Catchpoint can help. In this week’s Tip Tuesday, we look at Catchpoint’s SSL certificate tracking service, which alerts you before your certificates are due to expire or if there are any problems. This means you don’t have to worry about untimely expirations (accidental expiry is more common than you may realize, as proved by Microsoft earlier this month), your customers experiencing an outage, or worse, theft of their confidential information.
SSL, which stands for Secure Socket Layer, is used to add a layer of security to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the main language of the web, especially important in an era when data protection issues are frequently in the headlines. SSL certificates are sometimes described simply as digital certificates and serve three key functions:
Any organization that uses their website to receive, process, or store confidential information should have an SSL certificate.
There are several benefits to SSL certificate tracking through Catchpoint:
Watch a Video Demo to see how to Track your SSL Certificates with Catchpoint
We’ve recorded a brief demo to show you how the Catchpoint SSL monitor can help you track your SSL certificates to ensure they stay valid. We’ll run through the different error types you might encounter (all of which you can monitor with Catchpoint), focusing on the two most common. Watch our short demo to see how to run an instant SSL test on your domain and set up advanced alerts.
This video shows how Catchpoint can help you: