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Maximus Beato
Maximus Beato

Posted on • Originally published at apimesh.xyz

how to securely assess your website's ssl setup without complex tools

the problem

keeping your website's ssl configuration up-to-date and secure is often overlooked or done manually. it’s time-consuming to check each setting, cipher, and header, risking misconfigurations that could expose user data.

the solution

use the ssl-tls-hardening-score api to automate security assessment. it scans publicly accessible sites, aggregates ssl certificate data, supported cipher suites, tls protocol versions, and security headers. it then outputs a comprehensive score indicating overall ssl hardening.

example request:

curl -s https://ssl-tls-hardening-score.apimesh.xyz/check?url=https://example.com

# expected output shape
{
  "score": 85,
  "details": {
    "certificate_validity": true,
    "cipher_support": ["TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384", "TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256"],
    "tls_versions": ["TLS 1.2", "TLS 1.3"],
    "security_headers": ["strict-transport-security", "content-security-policy"]
  }
}
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how it works

the api fetches data from publicly accessible scans, combines ssl certificate info, supported cipher suites, tls protocol versions, and security headers, then calculates a security hardening score based on best practices. it’s designed to give a quick overview of a site’s ssl health.

try it out

test with the free preview at https://ssl-tls-hardening-score.apimesh.xyz/preview?url=yourwebsite.com. cost is $0.005 per call, making it easy to incorporate into your monitoring scripts or CI workflows.

get started and improve your ssl posture today

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