What is an SSL Certificate?
An SSL Certificate is a digital certificate that is used to encrypt communication between a website and a visitor‘s web browser. When everything is operating correctly it’s not something the average user is aware of. But when there is a problem such as when the certificate has expired, browsers will display full-page error screens instead of your website when a user attempts to access it.
How can I monitor my SSL certificate for free?
At SSLDetect.com we offer a free service for monitoring SSL certificate expirations. This service is takes just a minute to set up, and doesn’t require installing anything on your server. Once setup you will receive an email anytime there is a problem with your website, or if you SSL certificate will expire soon. Don’t forget to be proactive and consider the security and SEO impacts of expired certificates.