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SSL certificate inspector

SSL/TLS /api/v1/ssl/cert

Issuer, SAN, validity, fingerprints, full chain — for any TLS endpoint.

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*.github.com

issued by C=GB, O=Sectigo Limited, CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
valid 53 days left
Subject
CN=*.github.com
Valid from
2026-08-10T00:00:00+00:00
Valid to
2026-11-07T23:59:59+00:00
Handshake
185 ms
Subject Alternative Names (2)
*.github.com github.com
Certificate chain (3)
  1. #0
    *.github.com
    issuer: C=GB, O=Sectigo Limited, CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
  2. #1
    Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
    issuer: C=GB, O=Sectigo Limited, CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication Root R46
  3. #2
    Sectigo Public Server Authentication Root R46
    issuer: C=US, ST=New Jersey, L=Jersey City, O=The USERTRUST Network, CN=USERTrust RSA Certification Authority
Fingerprints
SHA-1
16:F4:E9:04:81:59:32:40:B9:18:AD:B3:6F:5C:D2:52:96:08:B8:09:
SHA-256
1E:23:AC:36:93:9A:E9:EF:A4:1A:A4:1C:8C:91:90:45:1F:CF:F1:23:77:15:38:51:39:7A:F5:8F:19:30:73:45:
How to use SSL certificate inspector
  1. 1
    Paste your input

    Enter the value at the top — domain, IP, URL, email, ASN, hash, whatever fits this tool. The smart input auto-detects type.

  2. 2
    Click "Inspect"

    host.tools issues real probes (DNS, HTTP, TCP, TLS, WHOIS where applicable) and renders the result in milliseconds.

  3. 3
    Open the API tab

    Every web tool has a sibling /api/v1/ssl/cert JSON endpoint with the same payload. One copy-as-curl click and you're scripting it.

Why this matters

TLS misconfigurations cause silent failure: cert chains break, ciphers drift, HSTS times out. A 30-second cert audit beats a 3 AM page every single time.

API equivalent
/api/v1/ssl/cert?q=visualstudio.github.com 
curl -s '/api/v1/ssl/cert?q=visualstudio.github.com'
Embed this tool
<iframe src="/ssl/cert?q={INPUT}&embed=1"
  width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Drop into any HTML page. The embed=1 flag hides nav and footer.

FAQ · SSL certificate inspector

Common questions

Is SSL certificate inspector free?
Yes — every tool is free on the web with a 200/hour rate limit per IP. The matching API endpoint /api/v1/ssl/cert is free up to 100 requests/hour, no key required.
Where does the data come from?
Real-time probes against authoritative sources (DNS root, RIRs, registries, the target server itself), plus partner data feeds from hostinfo.com (GeoIP/ASN) and hostcheck.com (reputation).
How fresh are the results?
Live by default. Cached for 5 minutes to make repeat queries instant; pass ?nocache=1 for a forced refresh.
Can I run this from the command line?
Yes — every tool ships with a copy-as-curl. There's also an official CLI: host.tools ssl cert YOUR_INPUT.
Can I monitor results over time?
Pro tier lets you schedule any tool to run every 1/5/15/60 min and alert on diff. See monitors.
host.tools Pro

Run SSL certificate inspector on a schedule. Get pinged when it changes.

Pro gets you bulk lookups, monitors, webhook alerts, history, exports and 10,000 API calls/day. $19/mo.

See pricing Tour monitors
  • ✓Schedule any tool — every 1, 5, 15, 60 min
  • ✓Diff against last run, alert on change
  • ✓Webhook + email + Slack + PagerDuty + OpsGenie
  • ✓Bulk CSV upload, 1,000 inputs per job
  • ✓Export results as CSV / NDJSON / Excel
  • ✓90-day history, comparison view