{"id":2492,"date":"2014-04-23T12:55:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T12:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.eginnovations.com\/?p=2492"},"modified":"2022-10-31T09:17:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:17:32","slug":"ssl-certificate-monitoring-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eginnovations.com\/blog\/ssl-certificate-monitoring-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"SSL Certificate Monitoring \u2013 Avoid embarrassing outages and brand damage due to unplanned SSL certificate expiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SSL<\/p>\n

Mission-critical systems can be disrupted if SSL\u00a0certificates expire.<\/p>\n

IT organizations also need to monitor erroneous or\u00a0unauthorized changes to SSL certificates to prevent\u00a0security attacks and system outages. Given the business criticality of SSL certificates,\u00a0\"Download<\/a>manual tracking is not a viable option.<\/p>\n

For more information on the challenges involved\u00a0in SSL certificate management and a holistic solution for monitoring and management, see this new technical white paper: SSL Certificate Expiry Monitoring and Management<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/h5>\n

<\/span>Many high-profile\u00a0system outages\u00a0are caused due to unplanned SSL\u00a0certificate expiration<\/span><\/h3>\n

Surprisingly, despite the frequent (and quite public) security\u00a0compromises due to expired SSL certificates, most IT teams are unprepared for the consequences of poorly managed SSL certificates.<\/p>\n

\"Service

Some of the most severe outages highlighted in the press have been traced to unplanned SSL certificate expiration<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

<\/span>Many organizations still track SSL using error-prone manual methods<\/span><\/h4>\n

According to Gartner, most organizations\u00a0\"SSL rely on manual processes to keep track of certificates, resulting in increased exposure to risks.<\/p>\n

Service outages due to unplanned certificate expiration impact service availability, SLAs and\u00a0brand confidence. It can also lead to\u00a0noncompliance with regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Gartner report findings, \u201cX.509 Certificate Management: Avoiding Downtime and Brand Damage\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(reprint source: Gradian.co.uk)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>Adopt a Holistic SSL Certificate Monitoring Solution<\/span><\/h3>\n

eG Enterprise provides proactive alerting on the SSL\u00a0certificate validity based on a configurable threshold\u00a0(days in advance before the SSL certificates\u2019\u00a0expiration date).<\/p>\n

Multi-modal alerting is available out-of-the-box\u00a0with eG Enterprise:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Alerts on the eG Enterprise Web Console
\n\u2022 Email\u00a0notifications
\n\u2022 Text message (SMS) notifications
\n\u2022 Trouble tickets directly opened in your\u00a0helpdesk system<\/p>\n

The following screenshots will give you a flavor of the type of visibility that eG Enterprise provides into SSL certificate monitoring.<\/p>\n

Proactive alerts on the Web Console<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Alerts<\/a>

Alerts on the eG Enterprise Web Console point out precisely which service is impacted by the soon-to-expire SSL Certificate.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Email notifications<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Timely<\/a>

Timely email notifications help you keep track of SSL certificate expiration across systems.<\/p><\/div>\n

Visually intuitive and rich graphical dashboards<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"eG<\/a>

eG Enterprise comes with visually intuitive and rich graphical dashboards that help keep track of SSL certificate expiration across the organization<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/span>Download the SSL Certificate Monitoring White Paper<\/span><\/h3>\n

Monitoring SSL certificates is extremely critical \"Download<\/a>for business continuity.\u00a0eG Enterprise provides a\u00a0holistic and cost-effective security monitoring solution for tracking SSL certificates and\u00a0detecting security risks. With intuitive management capabilities and deep visibility into certificates across the\u00a0enterprise, eG Enterprise makes it easy to monitor and manage SSL certificates.<\/p>\n

Check out the new SSL Certificate Expiry Monitoring and Management white paper<\/a> which has comprehensive solution details about the eG Enterprise solution.\u00a0\"Download<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mission-critical systems can be disrupted if SSL\u00a0certificates expire. IT organizations also need to monitor erroneous or\u00a0unauthorized changes to SSL certificates to prevent\u00a0security attacks and system outages. Given the business criticality of SSL certificates,\u00a0manual tracking is not a viable option. 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