HTTPS Status Check: Certificate Expiry vs. Full Diagnostics
What an HTTPS status check really tells you When a website stops loading, the first thing most people do is refresh the page. If that doesn't work, they might check whether the site is down for everyone or just for them. That's where an HTTPS status check comes in. But not all checks are the same. Some look only at the SSL/TLS certificate and whether it has expired. Others run a full battery of tests that examine the server, the DNS resolution, the certificate chain, and t