Run the Certificate Validation tool

Running the Certificate Validation Tool informs you when certificates are valid, when they are due to expire, and when they are invalid according to the requirements.

Successful results are listed in green while problematic results are listed in orange or red. Tool tips provide guidelines for resolving failed validations.

Verify on the machine you are running the tool, that the regional date format is configured with a four digit year value, such as dd-MMM-yyyy, in order to avoid incorrect certificate expiration results.

Procedure 

  1. Run Certificate Validation Tool.exe.

    Example of the Certificate Validation Tool

  2. Select the relevant Certificate Type.

  3. Browse to the certificate location.

  4. Enter the P12 file Export Password (for server certificates only).

  5. Click Validate Certificate.

    The details of the certificate are displayed and are validated. The validation results are as follows:.

    • Green: indicates that the parameter value is valid

    • Orange: indicates a warning of a validation issue

    • Red: indicates that the parameter value is not valid

  6. View the Validations Result section.

    • When a Completed with errors or Completed with warnings result is achieved, review the tool tips of the failed validations. Resolve the error, and run the tool again.

    • When a Successful Validation result is achieved, click Save Report to export the results into an HTML report.