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This wikiHow teaches you how to view a website’s security certificate in Google Chrome for Windows and macOS.
Steps
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2Navigate to the site. Type the URL for the website whose certificate you want to view into the address bar, then press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return to pull up the site.
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3Click ⁝. It’s at the top-right corner of Chrome. A menu will expand.
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4Click More tools. It’s toward the bottom of the menu. Another menu will expand.
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5Click Developer tools. It’s at the bottom of the menu. A new panel will open on the right side of the page.
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6Click >>. It’s near the top-right corner of the new panel that opened, to the right of “Memory.”
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7Click Security. The “Security overview” page will appear in the panel.
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8Click View certificate. The contents of the certificate will appear.
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1. Open Chrome.
2. Open the website.
3. Click ⁝.
4. Click More tools.
5. Click Developer tools.
6. Click >>
7. Click Security.
8. Click View certificate.
