SSL New Certificate Inventory Tool – Track All Your SSL Certificates

eva2000 · Mar 31, 2015

From GlobalSign Blog, a new SSL certificate inventory tool has been released by GlobalSign.

The Need for Better SSL Tracking

Do you know where you have SSL certificates installed? How about when each certificate is going to expire and which CA you ordered from? Given the large number of certificates the average organization uses, this type of information can be difficult and tedious to compile.

Our new Certificate Inventory Tool finds all SSL certificates on your networks, both internal and public-facing, regardless of the issuing CA. The resulting inventory is available in an easy-to-use portal, allowing you to run reports on usage, upcoming renewals, configurations, and CA issuance.
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How does it work?
Scans are initiated directly through the online portal. To find internal certificates, you just need to install an agent locally first. Results of the scan will be automatically uploaded to your portal for reporting and further investigation.

For more details, check out our product datasheet or solution guide .

Why would I want to use it?

Avoid Certificate Expiration

Expired SSL certificates are bad news. On public sites, they trigger scary warnings from browsers that deter visitors and can harm your business’s reputation. Even on internal servers, expiration can disrupt processes dependent on the encrypted communication.

Staying ahead of expirations can be difficult when you are managing a large volume of certificates though, especially if you have certificates from multiple CAs. With the CIT, you can quickly run a report that will pull ALL certificates that are approaching expiration.

Keep Up with SSL Best Practices

Industry best practices for configuration options like key lengths, hashing algorithm, and validity period are constantly evolving to try and stay ahead of vulnerabilities. The CIT makes it easy to check that ALL of your certificates, regardless of issuing CA, are using the correct configuration options. For example, you can easily run a report to find any certificates that are still using SHA-1 (an outdated algorithm whose usage deprecated – best practice is to issue SHA-2).

How can I start using it?
The CIT is free for anyone to use. Sign up for an account here and our support team will set you up with a login. We have a step-by-step solution guide that will help you get things rolling, and, of course, our support team is here to help with any additional questions.

Other SSL Tools
SSL Configuration Checker - Make sure your server configuration meets industry best practices and receive actionable advice on how to improve.

CSR Tool – Get the appropriate command line you need to generate a Certificate Signing Request for the most common applications (e.g., OpenSSL, Exchange, Java Keytool, F5 Big-IP, IIS).
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eva2000 · Mar 31, 2015

Benefits of the Certificate Inventory Tool

Find and monitor all internal and public-facing SSL certificates from one location, regardless of issuing CA, including self-signed

Avoid unexpected expiration with email reminders to renew regardless of CA

Keep up with baseline requirements and best practices with the ability to run reports on key length, hashing algorithm, and other configuration options

Locate any certificates that may have been purchased ad hoc by other individuals or departments

Easily track the source/issuing CA for all of your certificates

Save valuable time and resources over manual monitoring

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eva2000 · Mar 31, 2015

Signed up and added my domains via Quick Scan for single hosts. Enter host.domain.com where you have SSL certificate installed and it will check and list the SSL certicate which you check box + add to inventory button.

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