Understanding SSL Monitor

The SSL Monitor tool helps manage and monitor the SSL certificates for your website, ensuring secure communication between your server and visitors.

Certificate health — Shows the current status of your SSL certificates.
Automated monitoring — Regularly checks the validity and expiration dates of the SSL certificates.
Issue alerts — Notifies you of issues with your SSL certificates, such as expiration or misconfiguration.

The SSL Monitor service can be enabled for certificates provided through SiteLock’s Firewall & CDN service or for certificates obtained from third-party providers.

Certificates not provided through Firewall & CDN

SSL certificates not provided through the Firewall & CDN can be configured, managed, and monitored using the SSL Monitor page.

Details

The Details panel provides information about each SSL certificate monitored for your website.

The following table describes the components of the Details panel.

Component	Description
Common Name	The domain name associated with the SSL certificate.
Last Scanned	The date and time when the certificate was last scanned.

Component

Description

Common Name

The domain name associated with the SSL certificate.

Last Scanned

The date and time when the certificate was last scanned.

Certificate

The Certificate panel provides detailed information about the SSL certificates for your website.

The following table describes the components of the Certificate panel.

Component	Description
Subject	The entity to which the certificate is issued.
Issuer	Organization — The Certificate Authority (CA) that issued the certificate. Country — The country where the issuing CA is located.
Alternate names	Other domain names covered by the certificate.
Serial Number	A unique identifier assigned to the certificate by the issuer.
Not Valid Before	The date and time when the certificate becomes valid.
Not Valid After	The date and time when the certificate expires.
Key Type	The type of cryptographic key used in the certificate (for example, RSA, ECC).
Key Strength	The strength of the cryptographic key, typically measured in bits (for example, 2048 bits).
Issued by Organization	The organization that issued the certificate.

Component

Description

Subject

The entity to which the certificate is issued.

Issuer

Organization — The Certificate Authority (CA) that issued the certificate.
Country — The country where the issuing CA is located.

Alternate names

Other domain names covered by the certificate.

Serial Number

A unique identifier assigned to the certificate by the issuer.

Not Valid Before

The date and time when the certificate becomes valid.

Not Valid After

The date and time when the certificate expires.

Key Type

The type of cryptographic key used in the certificate (for example, RSA, ECC).

Key Strength

The strength of the cryptographic key, typically measured in bits (for example, 2048 bits).

Issued by Organization

The organization that issued the certificate.

Status

Status indicates the current state of the SSL certificate for your website.

The following table describes the components of the Status panel.

Component	Description
Status	The current status of the SSL certificate. The possible statuses include: OK — The detected certificate is valid and properly configured. Failed — No certificate has been detected.
Valid Until	The expiration date of the SSL certificate.

Component

Description

Status

The current status of the SSL certificate.

The possible statuses include:

OK — The detected certificate is valid and properly configured.
Failed — No certificate has been detected.

Valid Until

The expiration date of the SSL certificate.

SSL Host

SSL Host displays the hostname associated with the SSL certificate for your website.

The following table describes the components of the SSL Host section.

Component	Description
SSL Host	The hostname for which the SSL certificate is issued.
Actions
Edit	Modify the SSL Host settings.
Disable SSL Monitor	Turn off SSL monitoring for the website.

Component

Description

SSL Host

The hostname for which the SSL certificate is issued.

Actions

Edit

Modify the SSL Host settings.

Disable SSL Monitor

Turn off SSL monitoring for the website.

Certificates provided through Firewall & CDN

SSL certificates provided through the Firewall & CDN are automatically configured and managed.

You can monitor their status using the SSL Monitor page.

The following table describes the components of the SSL Monitor page for certificates provided through the Firewall & CDN.

Component	Description
Status	The current status of the SSL certificate. The possible statuses include: OK — The detected certificate is valid and properly configured. Failed — No certificate has been detected.
Valid Until	The expiration date of the SSL certificate.
SSL Host	The hostname for which the SSL certificate is issued.

Component

Description

Status

The current status of the SSL certificate.

The possible statuses include:

OK — The detected certificate is valid and properly configured.
Failed — No certificate has been detected.

Valid Until

The expiration date of the SSL certificate.

SSL Host

The hostname for which the SSL certificate is issued.