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Linux Networking: DNS, HTTP, and TLS Testing/Show certificate dates

Print notBefore and notAfter fields from a certificate file.

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Section: HTTP and TLS Testing

Show certificate dates

bash
bash
openssl x509 -in cert.pem -noout -dates
Explanation

Print notBefore and notAfter fields from a certificate file.

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