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Linux Networking: DNS, HTTP, and TLS Testing/Inspect TLS certificate chain

Open a TLS session and print certificate details.

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Section: HTTP and TLS Testing

Inspect TLS certificate chain

bash
bash
openssl s_client -connect example.com:443 -servername example.com
Explanation

Open a TLS session and print certificate details.

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