How SSL/TLS Certificate Grading works ?
The SSL Certificate Grade is determined based on factors like supported protocols, cipher strength, certificate key exchange size, and the presence of certificate vulnerabilities. The supported grades are as follows:
Grade Values:
Grade | Values |
A+ | 90 and above |
A | 80 to 90 |
B+ | 75 to 80 |
B | 65 to 75 |
C | 50 to 65 |
D | 35 to 50 |
E | 20 to 35 |
F | Below 20 |
Additional conditions for assigning the grades:
Grade F: Assigned if the SSL/TLS certificate has vulnerabilities such as FREAK or LOGJAM.
Grade C: Assigned if the SSL/TLS certificate has the CRIME vulnerability or if both RCE and either TLSv1.1 or TLSv1.2 are present.
Grade B: Assigned if the SSL/TLS certificate has any of the following:
BEAST vulnerability
RCE vulnerability
Lack of Forward Secrecy
Usage of either TLSv1.1 or TLSv1
Lack of AEAD
Note : SSLv2 and SSLv3 protocols are excluded when determining the grade of the SSL/TLS certificate.
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