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add doc page for check_ssl_certs

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* check_snmp_switch
* [check_snmp_synology](check_snmp_synology.md)
* check_ssl
* check_ssl_certs
* [check_ssl_certs](check_ssl_certs.md)
* check_systemdservices
* [check_systemdunit](check_systemdunit.md)
* check_timesync
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# check SNMP data
## Introduction
**check_ssl_certs** is a plugin to check local certificats.
It loops over 1 or multiple certificate files and reads the expiration date from is.
This functionality requires the openssl binary in $PATH.
It sends performace data with count of days left.
## Syntax
Start the script with `-h` to get the help.
```txt
______________________________________________________________________
CHECK_SSL_CERTS
v1.4
(c) Institute for Medical Education - University of Bern
Licence: GNU GPL 3
https://os-docs.iml.unibe.ch/icinga-checks/Checks/check_ssl_certs.html
______________________________________________________________________
Check locally installed SSL client certificates and warn if the
expiration date comes closer.
SYNTAX:
check_ssl_certs [-w WARN_LIMIT] [-c CRITICAL_LIMIT] [-f "FILELIST"]
OPTIONS:
-f FILELIST file filter to find certificates using globbing
(default: /etc/ssl/certs/*.cert.cer)
To use multiple sources seperate them with a space char.
Quote your parameter value if you use multiple sources or * char.
-w VALUE warning level in days before expiration (default: 14)
-c VALUE critical level in days before expiration (default: 5)
-h or --help show this help.
PARAMETERS:
None.
EXAMPLE:
check_ssl_certs -f "/etc/ssl/certs/*example.com.*.cer /somewhere/else/*.cer"
Set 2 folders where to find the client certificates.
They are seperated by space and both use * for globbing
check_ssl_certs -w 30 -c 3
Overide the warning and critical level.
```
## Examples
### Get values
`./check_ssl_certs`
Checks files that match the default filter `/etc/ssl/certs/*.cert.cer`.
```txt
OK: SSL certs :: OK www.example.com [34d] ;
----- [1 of 1] www.example.com - expires in 34 days
Issuer: C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=R3
Not Before: Feb 28 23:25:10 2024 GMT
Not After : May 28 23:25:09 2024 GMT
Subject: CN=www.example.com
DNS:www.example.com
File: /etc/ssl/certs/www.example.com.cert.cer
INFO: warning starts 14 d before expiration, raising to critical 5 days before
|ssl-wwwexamplecom=34;;;0
```
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