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No more vague 'Signature FAIL': x509Lab now tells you exactly WHY your cert chain is broken πŸ”

DEV CommunityΒ·rocketsquirreldevΒ·20 days ago
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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 ❌ 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 ❌ [Intermediate CA] Validity Period FAIL πŸ’‘ This certificate expired 365 days ago. Issue a new one. Scenario: Broken Chain (DN Mismatch) ❌ [Leaf Cert] DN Mismatch πŸ’‘ Issuer: "Wrong Root CA" -> Subject: "Demo Root CA" Check your signing CA.…

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