# How to display remote SSL certificate details with CLI tools/cURL?

To display remote SSL certificate details in the console, just like you would in
a browser, you can use the following solutions.

### Solution 1 - Using `openssl`

You can use `openssl` command like this. Replace the highlighted part with the
select domain name

```bash
echo | openssl s_client -showcerts -servername google.com -connect google.com:443 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -inform pem -noout -text
```

### Solution 2 - Using `curl`

Using the `curl` you don't get as much information but it may be what you are
looking for.

```bash
curl --insecure -vvI https://www.google.com 2>&1 | awk 'BEGIN { cert=0 } /^\* SSL connection/ { cert=1 } /^\*/ { if (cert) print }'
```

### Solution 3 - Using `nmap`

Another solution is to use `nmap` (needs to be installed first)

```bash
nmap -p 443 --script ssl-cert google.com
```

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