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check_ssl_cert(1) USER COMMANDS check_ssl_cert(1)

NAME

check_ssl_cert - checks the validity of X.509 certificates

SYNOPSIS

check_ssl_cert -H host [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

check_ssl_cert A Nagios plugin to check an X.509 certificate: - checks if the server is running and delivers a valid certificate - checks if the CA matches a given pattern - checks the validity

ARGUMENTS

-H,--host host
server

OPTIONS

-A,--noauth
ignore authority warnings (expiration only)
--altnames
matches the pattern specified in -n with alternate names too
-C,--clientcert path
use client certificate to authenticate
--clientpass phrase
set passphrase for client certificate.
-c,--critical days
minimum number of days a certificate has to be valid to issue a critical status
--curl-bin path
path of the curl binary to be used"
-d,--debug
produces debugging output
--ecdsa
cipher selection: force ECDSA authentication
-e,--email address
pattern to match the email address contained in the certificate
-f,--file file
local file path (works with -H localhost only) with -f you can not only pass a x509 certificate file but also a certificate revocation list (CRL) to check the validity period
--file-bin path
path of the file binary to be used
--fingerprint SHA1
pattern to match the SHA1-Fingerprint
--force-perl-date
force the usage of Perl for date computations
--format FORMAT
custom output format (e.g. "%SHORTNAME% OK %CN% from '%CA_ISSUER_MATCHED%'")
-h,--help,-?
this help message
--ignore-exp
ignore expiration date
--ignore-ocsp
do not check revocation with OCSP
--ignore-sig-alg
do not check if the certificate was signed with SHA1 or MD5
--ignore-ssl-labs-cache
Forces a new check by SSL Labs (see -L)
--issuer-cert-cache dir
directory where to store issuer certificates cache
-i,--issuer issuer
pattern to match the issuer of the certificate
-K,--clientkey path
use client certificate key to authenticate
-L,--check-ssl-labs grade
SSL Labs assestment (please check https://www.ssllabs.com/about/terms.html)
--check-ssl-warn-labs grade
SSL Labs grade on which to warn
--long-output list
append the specified comma separated (no spaces) list of attributes to the plugin output on additional lines. Valid attributes are: enddate, startdate, subject, issuer, modulus, serial, hash, email, ocsp_uri and fingerprint. 'all' will include all the available attributes.
-n,--cn name
pattern to match the CN of the certificate (can be specified multiple times)
--no_ssl2
disable SSL version 2
--no_ssl3
disable SSL version 3
--no_tls1
disable TLS version 1
--no_tls1_1
disable TLS version 1.1
--no_tls1_2
disable TLS version 1.2
-N,--host-cn
match CN with the host name
-o,--org org
pattern to match the organization of the certificate
--openssl path
path of the openssl binary to be used
-p,--port port
TCP port
-P,--protocol protocol
use the specific protocol: http (default), irc or smtp,pop3,imap,ftp,ldap (switch to TLS)
-s,--selfsigned
allows self-signed certificates
--serial serialnum
pattern to match the serial number
--sni name
sets the TLS SNI (Server Name Indication) extension in the ClientHello message to 'name'
--ssl2
force SSL version 2
--ssl3
force SSL version 3
--require-ocsp-stapling
require OCSP stapling
--require-san
require the presence of a Subject Alternative Name extension
-r,--rootcert cert
root certificate or directory to be used for certificate validation (passed to openssl's -CAfile or -CApath)
--rootcert-dir dir
root directory to be used for certificate validation (passed to openssl's -CApath) overrides option -r,--rootcert
--rootcert-file cert
root certificate to be used for certificate validation (passed to openssl's -CAfile) overrides option -r,--rootcert
--rsa
cipher selection: force RSA authentication
--temp dir
directory where to store the temporary files
--terse
terse output (also see --verbose)
-t,--timeout
seconds timeout after the specified time (defaults to 15 seconds)
--tls1
force TLS version 1
--tls1_1
force TLS version 1.1
--tls1_2
force TLS version 1.2
--tls1_3
force TLS version 1.3
-v,--verbose
verbose output (also see --terse)
-V,--version
version
-w,--warning days
minimum number of days a certificate has to be valid to issue a warning status
--xmpphost name
specifies the host for the "to" attribute of the stream element

DEPRECATED OPTIONS

-d,--days days
minimum number of days a certificate has to be valid (see --critical and --warning)
--ocsp
check revocation via OCSP
-S,--ssl version
force SSL version (2,3) (see: --ssl2 or --ssl3)

MULTIPLE CERTIFICATES

If the host has multiple certificates and the installed openssl version supports the -servername option it is possible to specify the TLS SNI (Server Name Idetificator) with the -N (or --host-cn) option.

SEE ALSO

x509(1), openssl(1), expect(1), timeout(1)

EXIT STATUS

check_ssl_cert returns a zero exist status if it finds no errors, 1 for warnings, 2 for a critical errors and 3 for unknown problems

BUGS

Please report bugs to:

https://github.com/matteocorti/check_ssl_cert/issues

AUTHOR

Matteo Corti (matteo (at) corti.li ) See the AUTHORS file for the complete list of contributors

February, 2019 1.82.0