# SSL Checks ==================================================================================== ##### Online Tools There are various online tools which can be used for SSL validation, here are a few: [SSL Checker](https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html) [WhyNoPadlock](https://www.whynopadlock.com/) [QuaysSSL lab](https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ##### CLI Tools ``` echo | openssl s_client -servername website.co.uk -connect website.com:443 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -noout –dates ``` ====================================================================================