Hey everyone, RocketSquirrel here. I am building x509Lab , a browser-based GUI tool for visualizing and testing X.509 certificate chains. In the previous versions, clicking the 'Verify Chain' button was a bit frustrating. If your chain was broken, it would just throw a generic β Signature FAIL message. It didn't tell you which certificate failed, or why . I spent this weekend fixing that. Granular Verification & Actionable Hints The verification engine now breaks down the chain check into 8 distinct cryptographic and structural validations (Validity, CA Flags, DN Matching, Signatures, Path Length, Key Usage, etc.). If a check fails, the UI now points to the exact certificate and gives you a hint on how to fix it. Scenario: Expired Certificate β [Intermediate CA] Validity Period FAIL π‘ This certificate expired 365 days ago. Issue a new one. Scenario: Broken Chain (DN Mismatch) β [Leaf Cert] DN Mismatch π‘ Issuer: "Wrong Root CA" -> Subject: "Demo Root CA" Check your signing CA.β¦