Independent tools worth bookmarking — checking a certificate, decoding a CSR, or finding exactly which resource is breaking your padlock. All free, no account required.
These run entirely in your browser — nothing you paste is ever sent anywhere, except the live SSL Checker, which necessarily has to contact the server you're checking.
Ready-to-paste Nginx or Apache config for Modern, Intermediate, or Old compatibility — based on Mozilla's published guidelines.
Built into this site →12 questions on certificates, the handshake, and revocation — instant explanations after each answer.
Built into this site →A 10-point self-assessment of your actual setup — check what applies, get a personalized action list for the gaps.
Built into this site →A word search puzzle built from 12 real SSL/TLS terms — click and drag to find them all.
Built into this site →Paste a certificate or CSR and see every field decoded — issuer, validity, SAN list, key size.
Built into this site →Generate a private key and CSR in your browser. The key never leaves your device.
Built into this site →Confirm a certificate (or CSR) and a private key are a genuine matching pair.
Built into this site →Convert between PEM, DER, and PKCS#12 (.pfx/.p12) formats.
Built into this site →Convert an RSA key between PKCS#1 and PKCS#8 format.
Built into this site →Check the certificate a live server presents — hostname match, chain, expiry.
Built into this site →The industry-standard deep scan of your server's certificate, protocol support, and configuration, with a letter grade.
Qualys SSL Labs →Quick check of a certificate's validity, expiry date, and chain — good for a fast sanity check.
SSL Shopper →Paste a CSR to verify its domain, organization, and key details before submitting it to a CA.
SSL Shopper →Paste a certificate to read its exact fields — issuer, validity window, and Subject Alternative Names.
SSL Shopper →Scans a page for the specific mixed-content resources breaking the padlock, with the exact offending URLs.
WhyNoPadlock.com →Search public Certificate Transparency logs for every certificate ever issued for a domain — useful for auditing.
Certificate Transparency →