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SSL Level Light

by Eddy & Vortex · Privacy & Security
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Displays SSL certificate type with color icons to help identify potentially risky sites using free certificates.

Users
227
+26 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#60K
#51K among extensions
Version
1.6.5
updated 14 Oct 2025

Users

monthly, 16 months
0114227Jul 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 227 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 16 months
024Jul 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About SSL Level Light

🔒 SSL Level Light - SSL Certificate Level Indicator (v1.6) 📌 Overview SSL Level Light is a Chrome extension that automatically analyzes the type and level of SSL certificate used by the website you're visiting, and intuitively displays it as a color-coded icon (traffic light) next to the address bar. It helps users easily identify websites using free SSL certificates and prevent potential access to phishing or malicious pages. 🛠 Key Features Instantly recognize the website's security level via an icon next to the address bar 🟢 Green: Website using a paid commercial SSL certificate 🟡 Yellow: Website using a short-term free certificate (e.g., Let's Encrypt, etc.) 🔵 Blue: Website using a certificate from a trusted issuer (e.g., Signgate: Sectigo, etc.) ⚪ Gray: Certificate is missing, expired, or cannot be verified 🔴 Red: Reported or verified as a malicious, phishing, or scam site. ⚠ Security Awareness Feature Browser padlock icons only indicate the existence of an SSL certificate, without revealing the trust level or issuer, making it difficult for users to accurately assess security. Recently, phishing websites have been increasingly using free SSL certificates. According to a 2021 report by PhishLabs, 83% of phishing sites used Domain Validated (DV) SSL certificates. In 2022, 90.5% of phishing websites were using SSL. The 2023 APWG report confirms this trend, showing that the majority of phishing sites now use valid SSL certificates. In short, the presence of an SSL certificate alone is no longer a reliable indicator of a website’s trustworthiness. SSL Level Light addresses this issue by visually indicating the level of SSL certificate used, helping users make better-informed security decisions. For example, when accessing a site using a free certificate, it displays a yellow warning to alert the user. 🔐 Privacy Protection - No user information is collected - No personal or browsing data is collected - No browser access logs are stored 🧩 Crowdsourced Risk Evaluation (New in v1.6) - Users can rate each site as “Safe” or “Dangerous.” - All ratings are securely stored and aggregated using DB. - If a site receives 3 or more “Danger” votes than “Safe” votes, it will automatically display a red light. - Sites previously reported as malicious and registered in the blacklist also show a red icon. - Ratings are anonymous and limited to one per user per site. 🔔 Warning Slide Popup (Enhanced in v1.6) - A slide-in warning popup appears when visiting yellow, red, or gray sites. - The popup displays: “This site uses a free SSL certificate. Caution is advised.” - A summary of community ratings, e.g. 🚨 Danger: 3 votes / ✅ Safe: 1 vote - The position, language, and visibility of the popup can be fully customized in the settings page. 🌐 Multi-language Support (11 Languages) English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Indonesian, Portuguese (Brazil) 🔄 Updated Features (v1.6) ✅ User-based safe/danger rating system ✅ Global risk aggregation ✅ Automatic red light for 3+ danger votes ✅ Improved warning slide popup design ✅ Support for 12 languages with auto-detection ✅ Configurable popup position, language, and visibility ✅ Multi-language icon tooltips 📢 Sponsored by NewSecurity.org “Seeing the risk is the beginning of safety.”

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+16+7.6%00.00
30 days+26+12.9%00.00
6 months+8+3.7%00.00
1 year+179+372.9%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where SSL Level Light appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
level#21+2
light#84−6

Version history

6 versions recorded
1.6.514 Oct 2025
1.526 Sep 2025
1.329 Jul 2025
1.29 Jul 2025
1.13 Jul 2025
1.01 Jul 2025

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
1 Jul 2025
Size
2.9 MB
Languages
de, en, id, es, fr, pt-BR, ru, ar
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
newsecurity.org
Extension ID
jcegfpbanomolflgdjjfbccigdnoppnb

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
tabsstorage
Site access
https://ssl-check-api.eddy-vortex.org/*https://firestore.googleapis.com/*

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