How to validate SSL server certificate?

list Samuel Cai
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:49:28 -0800
Message-Id: <user-82c7892c5418@xymon.invalid>

Hi,

 
In Hobbit, for https:// testing, it'll also get server certificate and
check the expiration if we defined. The question I have is: how to let
Hobbit validate the server certificate? I want it to send alerts if no
certificate or have incorrect one.

 
Thanks,

Samuel Cai