BBC SSL certificate status
Valid — 125 days until expiry(bbc.co.uk)
This page shows the BBC SSL certificate as served by bbc.co.uk, read from a live TLS handshake by an independent CertPost probe and rechecked hourly: expiry, issuer, hostname coverage, the full chain, and the negotiated protocol.
Last checked 2026-09-20 07:44 UTC. CertPost is not affiliated with BBC.
Certificate details
Hostnames this certificate covers
www.bbc.com, account.bbc.com, session.bbc.com, account.bbc.co.uk, bbc.co.uk, bbcrussian.com, cdnedge.bbc.co.uk, news.bbc.co.uk, news.bbcimg.co.uk, newsimg.bbc.co.uk, newsrss.bbc.co.uk, newsvote.bbc.co.uk, node1.bbcimg.co.uk, open.live.bbc.co.uk, playlists.bbc.co.uk, r.bbci.co.uk, search.bbc.co.uk, session.bbc.co.uk, www.bbc.co.uk, www.bbcrussian.com, wwwnews.live.bbc.co.uk, bbc.com
Certificate chain as served
Common questions
Is the BBC SSL certificate expired?
At the last check, the certificate bbc.co.uk serves was within its validity period. It expires on 2027-01-24, 125 days from that check.
When does the BBC SSL certificate expire?
The certificate bbc.co.uk is currently serving expires on 2027-01-24 (125 days from the last check). Large services rotate certificates long before that date.
Who issued the BBC SSL certificate?
The certificate was issued by GlobalSign GCC R46 OV TLS CA 2025.
How is this checked?
A CertPost probe opens a real TLS connection to bbc.co.uk on port 443 and reads the certificate the server presents, the same way a browser does. The result is cached and refreshed hourly.
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