SSL Certificate Expires in 52 Days

Why it matters

An expired SSL certificate will cause browsers to display security errors, blocking users from accessing your site and eroding user trust. This can lead to lost traffic, negative SEO impact, and potential data security vulnerabilities.

Impact

If not renewed, your site will be inaccessible over HTTPS, users will see alarming security warnings, and search engines may reduce your site's ranking or remove it from results. It can also disrupt API integrations and payment processing.

How it's detected

Automated monitoring tools, server management dashboards, or certificate transparency logs can detect upcoming SSL expirations. Many CAs also send email reminders to the registered contact.

Common causes

• Forgetting to renew the SSL certificate before expiration
• Auto-renewal not enabled or misconfigured
• Renewal notifications sent to an inactive or incorrect email address
• Manual renewal process overlooked or delayed
• Change in site ownership or administrator without updating CA contact details
• Failure to update certificate after server or domain changes

How to fix it

Code examples

echo | openssl s_client -servername example.com -connect example.com:443 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -noout -dates

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name example.com;
    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/example.com.key;
    # ... other config ...
}

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName example.com
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/example.com.key
    # ... other config ...
</VirtualHost>

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