signalfort · from outside

SSL certificate and domain expiry monitoring

Expired HTTPS or domain means downtime and an attack signal. Perimeter hygiene is in the product — not a separate card.

  • ✓Advance warning before HTTPS expires
  • ✓Trust chain and hostname
  • ✓Root domain registration expiry
  • ✓Email when risk is hot
What we watch outside
TLS notAfterChainHostnameWHOIS/RDAPWeak TLS

signalfort in numbers

Nothing to install. Enter a domain — and the check starts.

10min
to first results
8sources
of vulnerability data
0agents
on your servers
14days
Contour trial after DNS

Why it hurts

Browsers scare customers, payments fail, registrars can suspend the zone. A one-off cert check is wrong two weeks later.

  • —Cert expires on a weekend — nobody watching
  • —Hostname in the cert does not match the site
  • —Domain renewal forgotten at the registrar
  • —Separate SSL tool not tied to CVE and subdomains

What we monitor

Same findings and lifecycle as vulnerabilities — not a bolt-on SSL widget.

Certificate lifetime

notAfter and advance warning before visitors see a browser error.

www.acme.com · TLS · 6 daysrenew

Chain and name

Trust chain and hostname match for what is served outside.

hostname mismatchcheck

Domain expiry

Root registration / expiry via WHOIS/RDAP.

acme.com · 18 days leftsoon

Weak TLS

Parameters visible from outside that should not stay in production.

legacy protocolrisk

How to turn it on

One TXT record — then monitoring follows the plan schedule.

  1. 01

    Add the domain

    Enter the root address in the dashboard.

  2. 02

    Verify DNS

    TXT proves the domain is yours.

  3. 03

    Watch findings

    SSL and domain appear next to other risks.

Email when risk is hot — not daily noise

✓In every plan✓No agent✓Email on risk✓Same dashboard

One-off check vs monitoring

The difference is not reading notAfter — it is what happens two weeks later.

One-off check
  • Report as of a date
  • Easy to forget renewal
  • Not tied to perimeter
  • Separate tool
signalfort
  • 1.Schedule by planweek or day
  • 2.Alert before expiryemail
  • 3.Finding in one loopwith status
  • 4.Next to CVE and subsone dashboard

A fact without a PoC

SSL or domain expiry is observed directly — confidence is confirmed immediately.

Expiring soon
HTTPS certificate expiring
www.acme.com
risk

Days left until notAfter

In progress
HTTPS certificate expiring
www.acme.com
owned

Owner assigned, email sent, deadline on the finding

Minimal fact
  • ·host and port 443
  • ·notAfter date
  • ·issue type

Who cares

Anyone whose site is a sales channel, not an internal stand.

Marketing / e-commerce

Expired HTTPS hits trust and conversion the same day.

IT without a SOC

No extra SSL dashboard — it lives in one dashboard.

Domain owner

Registration expiry is easy to miss across vendors.

Plans for the job

Perimeter hygiene is in every plan; frequency and depth differ.

Radar

Free

Passive analysis and weekly hygiene. One domain.

Contour

from ₽1,490/mo

Daily checks, confirmation, fix deadlines and re-check.

Business

from ₽4,490/mo

5 domains, fix deadlines, webhooks and MCP for AI assistants, FSTEC/CRA reports, deep analysis with consent.

Why we do not sell hygiene alone

Customers pay for confidence in what’s exposed: confirming risk and tracking change. SSL and domain expiry belong in the same loop as CVEs and new hosts.

A separate “SSL monitoring” SKU would add pricing noise; we rank for the search query, but in-product it stays one contour.

What we check on HTTPS

Expiry (notAfter), hostname match, basic chain correctness, and weak parameters visible from outside.

We do not scan internal PKI or VPN-only certs — only what the host serves to the internet.

Root domain expiry

Via WHOIS/RDAP we record registration expiry. A finding appears early so the domain is not lost between vendors.

Email includes the domain, days left, and a link to the cabinet. Full WHOIS is not stored without need.

Frequency by plan

Radar — weekly. Contour and Business — daily. Active perimeter checks — on paid plans after verification.

See also check a site from outside and new subdomains.

FAQ

Do I need a separate SSL monitoring product?

No. Perimeter hygiene is in every plan; only frequency differs.

Do you see internal certificates?

Only what the host serves on HTTPS from outside. Internal PKI is out of scope.

What is in the email?

Host or domain, days left, dashboard link. We do not keep full WHOIS or cert bodies without need.

Does this replace Let’s Encrypt auto-renewal?

No. We warn and track perimeter risk; issuance and renewal stay with you or the host.

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Catch expiry before downtime — in every plan