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Date Published
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Jordan Obey
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558
Language
English
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Summary

To establish secure network communication between web servers and browsers, Transport Layer Security (TLS) is used. TLS has been the primary security strategy since 2015, replacing its predecessor Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). With Datadog's new integration, you can monitor the status of TLS certificates along with your web stack to ensure private, reliable, and secure network communication. Automatically getting alerted whenever a TLS certificate is close to expiration date gives enough time to renew without gaps in coverage. The Datadog Agent automatically runs checks on your TLS certificates and displays their real-time status in an out-of-the-box dashboard, helping you troubleshoot and review your TLS configuration. You can also track the expiration status of your TLS certificates with customizable dashboards that include TLS status widgets alongside health and performance data from other components of your web stack. With Datadog's integration, you'll gain visibility into TLS along with over 850 other technologies, including MongoDB, NGINX, and Apache.