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sslx combines common certificate and TLS checks in one CLI

github.com 4 min read Editor score 6/10

The Rust and rustls-based CLI checks protocol versions, cipher strength, certificate validity, hostname matching, chain completeness and ALPN, and assigns a grade. It offers a compact way to inspect TLS without juggling multiple OpenSSL commands.

What

- sslx is a Rust and rustls CLI for certificate, TLS-connection, and certificate-management tasks often handled by multiple OpenSSL invocations.

How

- It grades TLS setups by checking protocol, cipher, certificates, hostname, chain, and ALPN; it also checks expiry across hosts.

Why it matters

- Expiry checks return exit code 1 when a certificate expires within seven days, enabling cron jobs or CI pipelines.

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