KEY TAKEAWAYS
- SSL certificates make it easier to check whether a connection is secure enough. So, how do you check the SSL certificate on any website? You must follow two simple steps to validate an SSL certificate on any website.
- First, check if the URL of the website begins with HTTPS, where S indicates it has an SSL certificate.
- Second, click on the padlock icon on the address bar to check all the detailed information related to the certificate.
- It seems pretty straightforward, but there’s more to this process than you would expect. In this article, we’ll dive deeply into the what and why of the need to check for SSL certificates so you can stay secure.
Check your SSL cert for problems if you want to have further help in investigations: https://www.digicert.com/help/
