Substack SSL certificate status

Valid — 89 days until expiry(substack.com)

This page shows the Substack SSL certificate as served by substack.com, 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 Substack.

Certificate details

Subjectsubstack.com
IssuerWE1
Valid from2026-09-19
Expires2026-12-18
Days remaining89
Chain validyes
Hostname matchyes
Negotiated protocolTLSv1.3
TLS versions acceptedTLSv1.2, TLSv1.3

Hostnames this certificate covers

substack.com, *.substack.com

Certificate chain as served

substack.comissued by WE1 · expires 2026-12-18
WE1issued by GTS Root R4 · expires 2029-02-20
GTS Root R4issued by GlobalSign Root CA · expires 2028-01-28

Common questions

Is the Substack SSL certificate expired?

At the last check, the certificate substack.com serves was within its validity period. It expires on 2026-12-18, 89 days from that check.

When does the Substack SSL certificate expire?

The certificate substack.com is currently serving expires on 2026-12-18 (89 days from the last check). Large services rotate certificates long before that date.

Who issued the Substack SSL certificate?

The certificate was issued by WE1.

How is this checked?

A CertPost probe opens a real TLS connection to substack.com 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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