CertWatch 1.0
Free Version
Publisher Description
Blaser CertWatch is an automated system certificate store checking for Windows workstation and server. Alerts users to the addition and removal of system certificates. This new, free utility will monitor any changes made to the Windows Certificate Stores on your system. Certificates can bed added or removed to your system for a variety of reasons - Windows Updates, new software packages, etc. can make alterations to the certificate store. Unfortunately, some malicious software could also add an "all purpose" certificate and essentially create an attack vector for SSL/TLS man-in-the-middle attacks or provide a foothold for a bad agent to usurp and exfiltrate information from your system without your knowledge. CertWatch performs hourly scans of all system certificate stores and will report any additions or deletions from those stores when changes are made. Hourly scans for all Windows system certificate stores. Reports when changes are made.
CertWatch operates by checking the local certificate store and verifying against Microsoft's Certificate Trust List (CTL) and Certificate Revocation List (CRL). These lists are updated regularly and contain a predefined list of items signed by a trusted entity (Microsoft).
Automated checking of expired or nearly expired certificates so that system services dependent on these certificates will not fail due to expiration (IIS [HTTPS/TLS], Active Directory, SChannel services)
Blaser CertWatch runs as a background service and scans and checks the following Windows certificate stores:
Current User (CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER)
Current Service (CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_SERVICE)
Local Machine (CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE)
Local Machine Group Policy (CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE_GROUP_POLICY)
Current User Group Policy (CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER_GROUP_POLICY)
Services (CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_SERVICES)
Users (CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_USERS)
Local Machine Enterprise (CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE_ENTERPRISE)
About CertWatch
CertWatch is a free software published in the Other list of programs, part of Security & Privacy.
This program is available in English. It was last updated on 23 April, 2024. CertWatch is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows.
The company that develops CertWatch is Blaser Software. The latest version released by its developer is 1.0. This version was rated by 3 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.7.
The download we have available for CertWatch has a file size of . Just click the green Download button above to start the downloading process. The program is listed on our website since 2016-04-10 and was downloaded 505 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded software with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the CertWatch as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install CertWatch on your Windows device:
- Click on the Download button on our website. This will start the download from the website of the developer.
- Once the CertWatch is downloaded click on it to start the setup process (assuming you are on a desktop computer).
- When the installation is finished you should be able to see and run the program.
