/tools/ct-search queries crt.sh — the public Certificate Transparency log search — for every TLS cert ever issued for *.example.com, and returns:

  • Cert ID (clickable straight to crt.sh for the full PEM).
  • Issuer (Let's Encrypt, DigiCert, Sectigo, internal CA, …).
  • Validity window: not_beforenot_after.
  • All subjectAltNames as searchable chips.

Two big use cases:

  1. Subdomain discovery — every internal-only hostname an org has ever issued a public cert for shows up here. Cheap recon before scoping a security audit or migration.
  2. Rogue-cert detection — if a CA you don't use issued a cert for your domain, you'll see it here. Combine with CAA records on the DNS side.

Capped at 200 most recent certs to keep responses fast. Hits live data — no cache.