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It's a neat site, but can you explain why I would use it over https://www.ssllabs.com/?

I really like SSLLabs and their report, but it's really too technical to hand to a lot of people.

Further, though this isn't really explained well, is that there are some optional security elements like http->https redirection, HSTS that are just blips on the SSLLabs report that I think should be of more importance.

The Simple report was meant to be a sort of executive summary, not a deep dive.

In all honesty, if the SSLLabs is too technical for you, you should not be running a site that requires HTTPS.

I don't think OP is saying it's too technical for him/her, OP is saying it's too technical for clients or managers who might not be technical but who are responsible for approving changes.

Like it or not, many times non-technical people are in charge of approving technical budgets and requirements.

ssllabs took > 5 mins for a couple of sites i tried, while OP's was pretty instantaneous. It gave more detail, to be fair, but in terms of trying to catalyze a decision from a non-technical decision-maker, or for a quick sanity-check, I think I'd reach for expeditedssl.com first.

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