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Certificate Chain Resolver

Find the issuer chain, check its signatures and download the certificates in installation order.

Only public certificates are needed. With issuer lookup enabled, this server contacts the CA Issuers URLs in your certificates. Do not submit private keys. Privacy & Cookie Policy(opens in a new tab)

1. Your Certificate

Upload a file or paste PEM text, not both. Up to 256 KiB per certificate input and 16 certificates in total.

Complete One of These Fields
Additional Certificates (PEM) Optional

Add intermediate or root certificates you already have. Their order does not matter.

Additional Certificates (PEM)

Trust is checked against this server’s CA bundle at the current time. This does not check a hostname, revocation status or every browser and device trust store.

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Chain result

Verified to a trusted CA

Signatures, certificate constraints and dates have been verified against a CA in this server’s trust store.

Complete chain, but the root is not trusted here

The path and dates passed, but the self-signed root is not in this server’s trust store. This is not a public trust guarantee.

Incomplete chain with a missing issuer

The available path passed its checks, but it does not reach a trusted CA or a self-signed root. Do not treat this as a verified full chain.

Chain validation failed

A date, signature or certificate constraint has prevented validation. Downloads are for diagnosis. Do not install them as a verified chain.

Some supplied certificates were not part of the selected path:

At least one issuer lookup was blocked, unavailable or exceeded a limit. You can supply the missing issuer certificate manually.

Certificates retrieved from issuer URLs:

Choose your download

PEM-encoded .crt files. Choose the option required by your server or hosting panel.

Server Certificate + Intermediates

Your certificate first, then the intermediates, without the root. Use for a combined certificate or fullchain file.

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Intermediate Certificates Only

Intermediates only, without your certificate or the root. Use for a separate CA bundle field.

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All Chain Certificates

Every certificate in the resolved chain, including the root when available. Use for inspection or when the complete chain is explicitly requested.

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