Never Lose Traffic to an Expired SSL Certificate Again

Automated SSL certificate monitoring and renewal that ensures your site maintains uninterrupted HTTPS connections, Google ranking benefits, and user trust.

HTTPS

Google confirmed HTTPS as a ranking signal, giving sites with valid SSL certificates a measurable boost in search rankings

Google, 2014

SSL Certificate Management

Automated SSL certificate monitoring, expiration alerting, and renewal management that ensures your site maintains uninterrupted HTTPS connections and search ranking benefits.

What's Included

Everything you get with our SSL Certificate Management

Certificate Expiration Monitoring

Daily certificate status checks with alerts at 60, 30, and 7 days before expiration, plus immediate alerts for any certificate chain or configuration issues

Automated Renewal & Installation

Fully automated renewal for Let's Encrypt certificates and managed renewal for commercial certificates with zero-downtime installation

HTTPS Configuration Audit

Complete HTTPS audit covering TLS protocol versions, cipher suites, HSTS headers, mixed content detection, and certificate chain validation

Our SSL Certificate Management Process

1

Certificate Audit

We audit your current SSL configuration: certificate type, issuing authority, expiration date, certificate chain completeness, protocol versions (TLS 1.2/1.3), cipher suites, and HSTS configuration.

2

Monitoring Setup

We configure continuous monitoring with expiration alerts at 60, 30, and 7 days before expiration. We also monitor for certificate chain issues, protocol misconfigurations, and mixed content warnings that undermine HTTPS.

3

Automated Renewal

For Let's Encrypt certificates, we configure fully automated renewal and installation. For commercial certificates (EV, OV, wildcard), we manage the renewal process, CSR generation, validation, and installation before the current certificate expires.

4

Post-Renewal Verification

After every renewal, we verify the new certificate is correctly installed, the chain is complete, HTTPS redirects are functioning, and no mixed content warnings have appeared. We test from multiple browsers and locations.

Key Benefits

Zero-downtime renewals

SSL certificates are renewed and installed before the current certificate expires. There is no gap in coverage, no browser warnings, no lost traffic. For automated certificates like Let's Encrypt, renewal happens 30 days before expiration with zero manual intervention.

Continuous certificate monitoring

We monitor your SSL certificate status daily: expiration date, certificate chain validity, protocol configuration, and cipher suite strength. You receive alerts 60, 30, and 7 days before expiration. If anything is misconfigured, we catch and fix it immediately.

SEO and trust preservation

Google confirmed HTTPS is a ranking signal. A valid SSL certificate maintains your search ranking boost and displays the padlock icon that users associate with safety and legitimacy. An expired or misconfigured certificate reverses both benefits instantly.

Research & Evidence

Backed by industry research and proven results

HTTPS as Ranking Signal

Google confirmed HTTPS as a lightweight ranking signal, giving secure sites a boost over equivalent HTTP sites

Google (2014)

Browser Security Warnings

Chrome, Firefox, and Safari display full-page security warnings for expired SSL certificates, causing the majority of visitors to abandon the site immediately

Google Chrome Security (2023)

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens when an SSL certificate expires?

Browsers display a full-page warning telling visitors the connection is not private. Most users will not click past this warning. They leave your site immediately. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all block expired SSL sites by default, which effectively takes your website offline for the majority of web users. This is why proactive monitoring and renewal is critical.

What type of SSL certificate do I need?

For most websites, a domain-validated (DV) certificate from Let's Encrypt is sufficient and free. If you process payments or handle sensitive data, an organization-validated (OV) or extended validation (EV) certificate provides additional trust signals. We recommend the appropriate certificate type based on your business needs and handle the procurement and installation.

Does HTTPS really affect search rankings?

Yes. Google confirmed in 2014 that HTTPS is a ranking signal and has continued to increase its weight. Beyond the direct ranking benefit, Chrome displays a Not Secure label on HTTP pages, which increases bounce rates. The combined effect of ranking boost and user trust makes HTTPS essential for any business website.

Can you fix mixed content warnings?

Yes. Mixed content warnings occur when your HTTPS page loads resources (images, scripts, stylesheets) over HTTP. We audit your site for mixed content, update resource URLs to HTTPS, configure Content Security Policy headers, and set up monitoring to catch any new mixed content issues that appear when content is updated.

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