Deploying SSL Certificate Monitoring on a server with OneAgent gives you peace of mind, and it will monitor the SSL type certificates 24x7 with a certain frequency, like every 1hour, 2hours, etc. It automates certificate discovery, provides timely alerts, and ensures your applications remain secure and trusted. An expired or misconfigured SSL certificate can cause application downtime, browser warnings, and loss of user trust. For organisations running critical workloads, this is a simple yet effective way to avoid SSL‑related issues.
Why SSL Certificate Monitoring Is Important
- It prevents unexpected application downtime due to expired certificates
- Avoids browser security warnings and customer impact in Production
- Ensures compliance with security and audit requirements
- Enables proactive alerting before certificate expiration
- Reduces manual tracking of certificates across environments
Prerequisites for SSL Certificate Monitoring Configuration in Dynatrace
- OneAgent Installation on Server
- Extension Execution Controller Enablement
Configuration Steps
- Check the Status of Extension Execution Controller
- Add SSL Certificate Monitor Extension to your Dynatrace Environment
- Add Monitoring Configuration
- Configuration Process
- Validate the Configuration Status
- Extension 2.0 Dashboard
Check the Status of Extension Execution Controller
Before you go to configure the SSL certificate monitoring, please check the status of the extension execution controller on the server in Dynatrace as shown in the snapshot below.
Add SSL Certificate Monitor Extension to your Dynatrace Environment
Go to Extensions and search for the SSL certificate Monitor Extension for your Dynatrace Environment, as shown in the snapshot below.
Add Monitoring Configuration
Open the HUB and click on SSL Certificate Monitor Extension, and click on Add Monitoring Configuration as shown in the snapshot below.
Configuration Process
Select the Server or Host on which you want to configure this SSL Certificate Monitor, as shown in the snapshot below.
Provide all the configuration details as per your requirement. If you want to alert on this, please enable the toggle accordingly.
Enable the alert toggles accordingly, as per your requirement, as shown in the snapshot below
Once you have completed all the configuration steps, please provide the configuration description and activate the configuration.
Validate the Configuration Status
Validate the configuration status in the extension once you have done so. The successful configuration gives an OK status as shown in the snapshot below.
Note: If the status shows Pending, it may take 10–15 minutes to change to the OK state after completing the configuration. Please check the events in Dynatrace for troubleshooting, as shown in the snapshot below.
Extension 2.0 Dashboard
After you have completed all the steps and validated the configuration, you will be able to see the Extension 2.0 Dashboard for SSL Certificate Monitor. There, you will see all the details for your SSL certificate, like Expiration Date, Valid till Date, and Certification Status. Go to Extension, click on Goto Dashboard as shown in the snapshot below.
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