Free TLS/SSL Security Test
Checks TLS versions, cipher suites, certificate chain, OCSP stapling, and HSTS against your live domain. Flags weak configs with the exact fix to apply.
- HTTPS verification
- HSTS check
- TLS version check
- Cipher suite analysis
- Mixed content detection

What you get for free
18 core security checks via this tool, passive scans, step-by-step remediation, security score on every result.
What Essential adds at $39/mo
+17 advanced checks, continuous monitoring, daily security score history, email alerts, GitHub SAST, board-ready PDFs, SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / PCI reports.
How to improve TLS security
- Update server software to latest stable version
- Configure SSL/TLS settings in web server (Apache, Nginx, IIS)
- Use security configuration generators (Mozilla SSL Config Generator)
- Test configuration with multiple TLS testing tools
- Obtain certificates from reputable CAs (Let's Encrypt, DigiCert)
- Implement automated certificate renewal
- Add CAA records to control certificate issuance
- Monitor certificate expiry dates proactively
- Set up automated certificate expiry monitoring
- Configure security monitoring and alerting
- Regular TLS configuration reviews and testing
TLS Security Best Practices
- Enable TLS 1.2 and 1.3, disable 1.0 and 1.1
- Configure proper cipher suite order by strength
- Implement HSTS with appropriate max-age and includeSubDomains
- Use certificates from trusted Certificate Authorities
- Implement proper certificate chain validation
- Set up automated certificate renewal and monitoring
- Configure CAA records to control certificate issuance
- Enable OCSP stapling for faster certificate validation
- Use modern AEAD ciphers for better security and speed
- Monitor certificate expiry dates proactively
What this test checks
- Complete TLS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 protocol enumeration
- Deprecated protocol detection (TLS 1.0/1.1 identification)
- Version negotiation testing with min/max constraints
- Current active connection version validation
- Complete certificate chain integrity and CA validation
- Hostname matching with SAN and CN verification
- Certificate expiry dates with detailed renewal analysis
- Full CA trust chain verification with proper validation
- Comprehensive cipher suite strength evaluation
- Encryption algorithm analysis (AES, CHACHA20, 3DES, RC4)
- Weak cipher detection (RC4, 3DES, CBC modes)
- Modern AEAD cipher support (AES-GCM, ChaCha20-Poly1305)
- Key exchange analysis (ECDHE, DHE vs weak alternatives)
- Authentication and MAC/AEAD strength assessment
- OCSP stapling configuration and response validation
- Certificate expiry recommendations with time-based scoring
Across 7,351 recent scans, 3.8% have a certificate expiring soon, but 100% of sites checked are missing OCSP stapling. Modern TLS posture is rarely fully configured.
Implementation examples
Once you've identified the gap, applying the fix is straightforward. Here are the three configurations developers reach for most often.
Nginx
ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305;
ssl_ecdh_curve X25519:secp384r1;
ssl_session_timeout 1d;
ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
ssl_session_tickets off;
ssl_stapling on;
ssl_stapling_verify on;
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload" always;Apache
SSLProtocol all -SSLv3 -TLSv1 -TLSv1.1
SSLHonorCipherOrder off
SSLCipherSuite ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305
SSLSessionTickets off
SSLUseStapling on
SSLStaplingCache "shmcb:logs/ssl_stapling(32768)"
Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload"Node.js (https + tls options)
import https from "node:https"
import fs from "node:fs"
import tls from "node:tls"
const server = https.createServer(
{
key: fs.readFileSync("/etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem"),
cert: fs.readFileSync("/etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem"),
minVersion: "TLSv1.2",
maxVersion: "TLSv1.3",
ciphers: [
"TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
"TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384",
"TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256",
"ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256",
"ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256",
"ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305",
"ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305",
].join(":"),
honorCipherOrder: false,
ecdhCurve: "X25519:secp384r1",
secureOptions:
tls.constants?.SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION ?? 0,
},
(_req, res) => {
res.setHeader(
"Strict-Transport-Security",
"max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload",
)
res.end("ok")
},
)
server.listen(443)Tool-specific questions
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