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Home Network SSL Checker on Windows Pc

Developed By: Olaf Titz

License: Free

Rating: 3,5/5 - 38 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.5
Size	489.7 KB
Release Date	February 01, 15
Category	Productivity Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (6)]
What's New: [1.5]KitKat compatibility: Require additional permission to read a certificate file from USB storage.Now uses file manager to find certificates if none found... [see more]
Description from Developer: The standard Android applications for mail, calendar, contacts etc. can synchronize against SSL-protected servers but have no option to check their certificate. Basically, it is po... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Home Network SSL Checker and install on Windows PC. Home Network SSL Checker is free Productivity app, developed by Olaf Titz. Latest version of Home Network SSL Checker is 1.5, was released on 2015-02-01 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Home Network SSL Checker is 3,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 38 users, 9 users had rated it 5*, 19 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Home Network SSL Checker on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Home Network SSL Checker on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Home Network SSL Checker on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Home Network SSL Checker using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Home Network SSL Checker" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Home Network SSL Checker on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Home Network SSL Checker" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.5.

Download Home Network SSL Checker 1.5 on Windows PC – 489.7 KB

The standard Android applications for mail, calendar, contacts etc. can synchronize against SSL-protected servers but have no option to check their certificate. Basically, it is possible to either check if the certificate is issued by one of the standard (before Android 4.0, not user-editable) CAs, or not check them at all. This is not enough to reliably assert the identity of the server, which presents the risk of giving sensitive information (account passwords) to the wrong server. This problem is especially important when the server is on a semi-permament connection and found via dynamic DNS, uses self-signed or private-CA certificates, or when using public WiFi hotspots (which are rather trivial to fake and therefore are a regular MitM-attack vector).

This app checks in configurable intervals if a given HTTPS URL is reachable and the server identifies itself with the right certificate. It consists of a home screen widget displaying the status with colored "signal lights":

* green, if the connection is okay
* yellow, when a check is underway
* red, when the server is unreachable
* double red, when the server gives errors or fails certificate checking
* small white, when checking is not needed

When checking and when an error happens, the global synchronization setting is turned off. This way you should be reasonably safe that the synchronization does not try to connect to a server whose identity is not verified, given it is the same server as the one you check.

This is an open source (GPL) app. Source and further documentation is available via my Web site.

Permissions needed:
INTERNET - connect to your server (nowhere else)
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - determine your connection (WLAN, mobile...) to find out if checking is needed
READ_SYNC_SETTINGS, WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS - turn sync off on checking or error
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - automatic start (if possible, depending on Android version)
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - read certificates from memory or SD card

[1.5]
KitKat compatibility: Require additional permission to read a certificate file from USB storage.
Now uses file manager to find certificates if none found internally.
Added high-resolution images.

[1.4]
Configuration option to not display a notification for "single-red".
Note: on reboot, under some circumstances, the widget won't start. That's a documented Android restriction.
Tap on the widget and "Check now" when it remains grey.

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Allows applications to write the sync settings.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to read from external storage.