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+#!/bin/bash
+# check cert (and not only a successfully connect) of a remote server with openssl:
+CHECK_HOST="google.com:443";  echo -n | openssl s_client -connect $CHECK_HOST | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' | openssl x509 -text