FALKEN'S MAZE / CHECKS / CERTIFICATE VALIDITY

Certificate validity

What Joshua checks

Checks that the certificate is valid, trusted and matches the hostname.

Why it matters

An invalid certificate shows visitors a security warning and breaks trust.

How to fix it

Renew the certificate and enable automatic renewal.

In the Maze Score

Worth

15 points (half for a warning)

Severity

Critical

Runs on

Every scan, including the free report card

Related checks

• Certificate expiryFree
• Legacy TLS versionsFree
• HSTSFree
• HTTP redirects to HTTPSFree
• Mixed contentFree
• Cipher suitesPro (Watchtower)