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About SSLCertScanner
SSLCertScanner is the FREE SSL certificate scanner tool which can remotely scan, retrieve and validate the SSL certificate from any host either on the intranet or internet.
You can either enter the IP address or name of the host such as www.facebook.com. Also it supports both HTTPS (port 443) as well as LDAPS (port 636) service for scanning SSL certificate. On successful completion, important certificate details are displayed along with status of validation. You can also view the complete details of SSL certificate by simply double clicking on it.

SSLCertScanner is completely portable tool which also comes with Installer to support local installation & uninstallation. It works on wide range of platforms starting from Windows XP to latest operating system Windows 7.
 
 
 
Features of SSLCertScanner
Here are the key features of SSLCertScanner which makes it special and unique.
  •  Remotely scan SSL certificate on any host within the intranet or internet.
  •  Scan by using hostname (google.com etc) or IP address of the host
  •  Support for scanning SSL certificate associated with LDAPS and HTTPS service.
  •  View the complete SSL certificate of the host.
  •  Displays detailed status for each host during scanning operation.
  •  Automatically validates if the certificate is expired or not.
  •  For each SSL certificate discovered during the scan, following details are displayed
    • Host Address
    • Certificate Subject Name
    • Certificate Issue Date
    • Certificate Expirty Date
    • Certificate Validation Status
  •  Option to stop the scan at any point during scanning operation.
  •  Completely Portable Tool which also comes with optional Installer for assisting you in local Installation & Uninstallation.
However it has some limitations such as only single host scanning at a time, no support for database integration, report generation,  no custom port scanning etc.

If you are looking for more advanced features then kindly check out the enterprise edition - NetCertScanner.
 
 
 
Installing SSLCertScanner
Though SSLCertScanner is a Portable tool, it comes with Installer so that you can install it locally on your system for regular usage. It has intuitive setup wizard (as shown in the screenshot below) which guides you through series of steps in completion of installation. At any point of time you can use Uninstaller to remove the software from the system.
 
SSLCertScanner Installer
 
 
 
Using SSLCertScanner
SSLCertScanner is a standalone tool and can be run directly from any system.

Here are brief usage instructions,
  • Launch SSLCertScanner on your system after the completion of installation.
  • Enter the host name or IP address of the host.
  • Then select the SSL service - HTTPS (port 443) or LDAPS (port 636).
  • Finally click on 'Start Scan' to begin the scan.
  • On starting scan, it scans the specified host and displays all details from SSL certificate as shown in the screenshot below.
  • Now you can double click on the certificate entry or click on 'View Cert' to view the complete certificate.
 
 
Screenshots of SSLCertScanner
Here are the screenshots which gives glance of SSLCertScanner in action.
 
 Screenshot 1: SSLCertScanner showing all the scanned host list along with validation results.
 
SSLCertScanner in action
Screenshot 2: SSLCertScanner showing the SSL certificate for www.Facebook.com
 
SSLCertScanner showing Certificate
 
History of SSLCertScanner
Version 2.5 :  12th July 2011
Added support for entering hostname as well as IP address. Now you can view the certificate by clicking on 'view cert' button or simply double clicking on the certificate entry.
 
Version 2.0 :  12th Dec 2010
Updated information about Enterprise Edition, Fixed few bugs.
 
Version 1.5 :  12th Nov 2010
Integrated 'Setup Wizard' for smooth local Installation and Uninstallation. Auto Update Feature to check for new versions.
 
Version 1.0 :  12th May 2010
First public release of SSLCertScanner.
 
 
 
Download SSLCertScanner

SSLCertScanner 2.5

License  : Freeware
Platform : Windows XP, 2003, Vista, Win7

Win 7 Compatible
 
 
 Get Enterprise Edition of SSLCertScanner
"Enterprise Edition" of SSLCertScanner is available now with more Advanced features.

For more details and demo version visit http://NetCertScanner.com

Visit Now 

 
 
 
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