Security scan or deep TLS analysis?
The scan is broad: one grade for the public surface of a site. Deep TLS analysis is narrow and thorough: one area, the transport layer, examined in detail.
Side by side.
| What is compared | Security scanning | Deep TLS analysis |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Pro and Business | Business |
| Looks at | Security headers, HTTPS enforcement, exposed files, technology disclosure, cookies, email and DNS records | The certificate and its chain of trust, six protocol versions, weak cipher suites, known TLS weaknesses and HSTS |
| Breadth | 30+ checks across the site's public surface | One area, in depth |
| What it says about TLS | That HTTPS works and is enforced | Which protocol versions are offered, and which ciphers are weak |
| Grade | A to F | A TLS grade of its own |
| A month | 100 scans on Pro, 500 on Business | 100 analyses on Business |
| How it works | Passive and read-only | Read-only; a full analysis takes 3 to 5 minutes |
Which one?
Choose security scanning when
- A customer or an auditor has sent a security questionnaire.
- You want one grade for the whole public surface of a site.
- You changed headers or hosting and want to confirm nothing slipped.
Choose deep TLS analysis when
- A review asks about your TLS configuration in detail.
- You renewed a certificate or changed your TLS settings.
- You want weak protocols and ciphers named one by one.
Neither is a penetration test: both are automated assessments of what is publicly observable. For any public site, the free Security Headers Checker and SSL Certificate Checker give a quick read.
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Start with your own sites.
Monitoring is free for 10 sites. Add the tests when you need them.