SSL certificate monitoring and expiry alerts

What Pingee checks

Once a day Pingee connects to your website securely and checks that the certificate is valid (trusted, matches your domain and not expired) and how many days are left before it expires.

When you get a warning

You are warned when the certificate has 30, 14 or 7 days left, and on the day it expires. A certificate that is already invalid or expired is reported straight away. Each email explains what it means and what to do next.

What to do when you are warned

• Check that automatic renewal is switched on with your host or certificate provider.
• If renewal is manual, renew or reissue the certificate before the expiry date.
• Pingee re-checks daily and tells you when the new certificate is in place.

Our guide What happens when an SSL certificate expires covers the causes and fixes in more detail.

Example finding

SSL certificate expires in 30 days. “When it expires, browsers warn visitors that your site is not secure. Auto-renewal may not be working.”

Limits

• Pingee checks the certificate served on the standard secure web port from one location.
• It does not scan your site for other security problems, and a valid certificate does not mean a website is secure overall.

Which plan?

SSL monitoring is included in every plan, from Starter at £5 a month. See pricing.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work with Let’s Encrypt certificates?

Yes. Any certificate that browsers trust is checked the same way. Let’s Encrypt certificates are short-lived, which is why a working auto-renewal matters.

Will I be told when it has been renewed?

Yes. When the next daily check sees a healthy certificate, the incident is closed and you get a recovery email.