
Analyzing Tls Certificate Transparency Logs
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Investigate Certificate Transparency logs to spot mis-issued or suspicious TLS certs for your domains and dependencies.
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analyzing-tls-certificate-transparency-logs is a security-focused agent skill from an Anthropic-oriented cybersecurity skills collection, aimed at helping builders query and interpret CT logs to find certificates issued for names you control—or names attackers might typosquat. Solo founders rarely have a dedicated security team, yet a single unexpected cert can signal DNS takeover, compromised panel, or a sloppy subdomain spray. Invoke this when you are hardening Ship checks or doing periodic Operate sweeps, not when you only need local dev HTTPS with mkcert. Prism ingestion may not yet include the full procedural body; treat the skill name and repo theme as the capability contract until richer SKILL.md lands.
- Cybersecurity skill oriented to TLS Certificate Transparency log analysis
- Supports threat hunting for rogue or mis-scoped certificates
- Fits domain and infra verification during launch and operate reviews
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What it does
Investigate Certificate Transparency logs to spot mis-issued or suspicious TLS certs for your domains and dependencies.
Files
Analyzing TLS Certificate Transparency Logs
When to Use
- When investigating security incidents that require analyzing tls certificate transparency logs
- When building detection rules or threat hunting queries for this domain
- When SOC analysts need structured procedures for this analysis type
- When validating security monitoring coverage for related attack techniques
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with security operations concepts and tools
- Access to a test or lab environment for safe execution
- Python 3.8+ with required dependencies installed
- Appropriate authorization for any testing activities
Instructions
Query crt.sh Certificate Transparency database to find certificates issued for domains similar to your organization's brand, detecting phishing infrastructure.
from pycrtsh import Crtsh
c = Crtsh()
# Search for certificates matching a domain
certs = c.search("example.com")
for cert in certs:
print(cert["id"], cert["name_value"])
# Get full certificate details
details = c.get(certs[0]["id"], type="id")Key analysis steps: 1. Query crt.sh for all certificates matching your domain pattern 2. Identify certificates with typosquatting variations (Levenshtein distance) 3. Flag certificates from unexpected CAs 4. Monitor for wildcard certificates on suspicious subdomains 5. Cross-reference with known phishing infrastructure
Examples
from pycrtsh import Crtsh
c = Crtsh()
certs = c.search("%.example.com")
for cert in certs:
print(f"Issuer: {cert.get('issuer_name')}, Domain: {cert.get('name_value')}")
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API Reference: Analyzing TLS Certificate Transparency Logs
pycrtsh
from pycrtsh import Crtsh
c = Crtsh()
# Search certificates by domain
certs = c.search("example.com") # exact match
certs = c.search("%.example.com") # wildcard subdomains
# Get certificate details by ID
details = c.get(cert_id, type="id")
details = c.get(sha1_hash, type="sha1")
details = c.get(sha256_hash, type="sha256")crt.sh REST API (Direct)
import requests
# JSON output
resp = requests.get("https://crt.sh/?q=%.example.com&output=json")
records = resp.json()
# Fields: id, issuer_ca_id, issuer_name, common_name,
# name_value, not_before, not_after, serial_numbercertstream (Real-Time CT Monitoring)
import certstream
def callback(message, context):
if message["message_type"] == "certificate_update":
all_domains = message["data"]["leaf_cert"]["all_domains"]
print(all_domains)
certstream.listen_for_events(callback, url="wss://certstream.calidog.io/")Key Certificate Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
common_name | Primary domain on certificate |
name_value | SAN (Subject Alternative Names) |
issuer_name | Certificate Authority |
not_before | Issuance date |
not_after | Expiration date |
References
- pycrtsh: https://pypi.org/project/pycrtsh/
- crt.sh: https://crt.sh/
- certstream: https://certstream.calidog.io/
- CT RFC 6962: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6962
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Agent for analyzing Certificate Transparency logs for phishing detection."""
import json
import argparse
from datetime import datetime
import requests
from pycrtsh import Crtsh
def search_certificates(domain, include_expired=False):
"""Search crt.sh for certificates matching a domain."""
c = Crtsh()
certs = c.search(domain)
if not include_expired:
now = datetime.utcnow()
certs = [cert for cert in certs if cert.get("not_after")
and datetime.strptime(str(cert["not_after"]), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S") > now]
return certs
def get_certificate_details(cert_id):
"""Get full certificate details from crt.sh by ID."""
c = Crtsh()
return c.get(cert_id, type="id")
def search_crtsh_api(domain):
"""Query crt.sh REST API directly for certificate records."""
url = f"https://crt.sh/?q={domain}&output=json"
resp = requests.get(url, timeout=30)
resp.raise_for_status()
return resp.json()
def levenshtein_distance(s1, s2):
"""Compute Levenshtein distance between two strings."""
if len(s1) < len(s2):
return levenshtein_distance(s2, s1)
if len(s2) == 0:
return len(s1)
prev_row = range(len(s2) + 1)
for i, c1 in enumerate(s1):
curr_row = [i + 1]
for j, c2 in enumerate(s2):
insertions = prev_row[j + 1] + 1
deletions = curr_row[j] + 1
substitutions = prev_row[j] + (c1 != c2)
curr_row.append(min(insertions, deletions, substitutions))
prev_row = curr_row
return prev_row[-1]
def detect_typosquatting(target_domain, ct_records, max_distance=3):
"""Detect typosquatting domains using Levenshtein distance."""
base = target_domain.split(".")[0]
suspicious = []
seen = set()
for record in ct_records:
domain = record.get("common_name", "") or record.get("name_value", "")
if not domain or domain in seen:
continue
seen.add(domain)
candidate_base = domain.split(".")[0].lstrip("*").lstrip(".")
if candidate_base == base:
continue
dist = levenshtein_distance(base, candidate_base)
if 0 < dist <= max_distance:
suspicious.append({
"domain": domain,
"distance": dist,
"issuer": record.get("issuer_name", ""),
"not_before": record.get("not_before", ""),
"not_after": record.get("not_after", ""),
})
return sorted(suspicious, key=lambda x: x["distance"])
def detect_unauthorized_cas(ct_records, allowed_cas):
"""Find certificates issued by unauthorized Certificate Authorities."""
unauthorized = []
for record in ct_records:
issuer = record.get("issuer_name", "")
if issuer and not any(ca.lower() in issuer.lower() for ca in allowed_cas):
unauthorized.append({
"domain": record.get("common_name", ""),
"issuer": issuer,
"not_before": record.get("not_before", ""),
"cert_id": record.get("id"),
})
return unauthorized
def monitor_new_certificates(domain, hours_back=24):
"""Find certificates issued in the last N hours."""
records = search_crtsh_api(f"%.{domain}")
cutoff = datetime.utcnow().timestamp() - (hours_back * 3600)
recent = []
for r in records:
not_before = r.get("not_before", "")
if not_before:
try:
cert_time = datetime.strptime(not_before, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
if cert_time.timestamp() > cutoff:
recent.append({
"domain": r.get("common_name", ""),
"issuer": r.get("issuer_name", ""),
"not_before": not_before,
"name_value": r.get("name_value", ""),
})
except ValueError:
continue
return recent
def find_wildcard_certificates(ct_records):
"""Identify wildcard certificates that could cover many subdomains."""
wildcards = []
for r in ct_records:
name = r.get("common_name", "") or r.get("name_value", "")
if name.startswith("*."):
wildcards.append({
"domain": name,
"issuer": r.get("issuer_name", ""),
"not_before": r.get("not_before", ""),
"not_after": r.get("not_after", ""),
})
return wildcards
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Certificate Transparency Analysis Agent")
parser.add_argument("--domain", required=True, help="Target domain to monitor")
parser.add_argument("--allowed-cas", nargs="*", default=["Let's Encrypt", "DigiCert",
"Sectigo", "Amazon", "Google Trust Services"])
parser.add_argument("--output", default="ct_report.json")
parser.add_argument("--action", choices=[
"search", "typosquat", "unauthorized_ca", "monitor", "full_scan"
], default="full_scan")
args = parser.parse_args()
report = {"domain": args.domain, "generated_at": datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
"findings": {}}
ct_records = search_crtsh_api(f"%.{args.domain}")
report["findings"]["total_certificates"] = len(ct_records)
print(f"[+] Found {len(ct_records)} certificates for {args.domain}")
if args.action in ("typosquat", "full_scan"):
typos = detect_typosquatting(args.domain, ct_records)
report["findings"]["typosquatting"] = typos
print(f"[+] Typosquatting domains: {len(typos)}")
if args.action in ("unauthorized_ca", "full_scan"):
unauth = detect_unauthorized_cas(ct_records, args.allowed_cas)
report["findings"]["unauthorized_cas"] = unauth[:50]
print(f"[+] Unauthorized CA certs: {len(unauth)}")
if args.action in ("monitor", "full_scan"):
recent = monitor_new_certificates(args.domain)
report["findings"]["recent_24h"] = recent
print(f"[+] Certificates issued in last 24h: {len(recent)}")
wildcards = find_wildcard_certificates(ct_records)
report["findings"]["wildcard_certs"] = wildcards
print(f"[+] Wildcard certificates: {len(wildcards)}")
with open(args.output, "w") as f:
json.dump(report, f, indent=2, default=str)
print(f"[+] Report saved to {args.output}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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