SSL Scanner
—by host
Enabling the by host method means that the host is checked without a
certificate being included in the verification process. If the latter method is chosen, shell expressions, e. g. *.webwasher.com, may be used to specify an exception.
After enabling this method, select an action from the
For the meaning of these actions, see the description of the by cer- tificate method above.
—Add exception
After specifying the appropriate settings, click on this button to add an exception to the list.
Enabling the by host method means that the host is checked without a
certificate being included in the verification process. If the latter method is chosen, shell expressions, e. g. *.webwasher.com, may be used to specify an exception.
After enabling this method, select an action from the
For the meaning of these actions, see the description of the by certificate method above.
A message will then be displayed, stating if the exception has been added successfully and providing information on the result of the verification process.
If the by certificate method has been configured, you are informed whether the certificate in question was issued by a trusted or
If the CA could not be found on this list, the certificate is implicitly forbidden.
If the inspection of a certificate results in an error or open issue, the depth of the certificate is also stated in the corresponding error message. By depth is meant the position the certificate takes within the certificate chain.
So, e. g. depth = 0 means the certificate has been issued immediately for the software in question, as is the case with
1 is for a certificate issued to certify a depth 0 certificate and so on.
The newly added exception will be shown in a list displayed below.
To display only a particular number of list entries at a time, type this number in the input field labeled Number of entries per page and enter it using the Enter key of your keyboard.