Free Google accounts have a calendar... On Jun 16, 2016 1:51 PM, "Jonathan Raper" <[email protected]> wrote:
> We have no desire to implement PRTG or Nagios, as we have a management > system in place (Zenoss). It does alert on some of the certs, but only if > the device is monitored/managed. Some devices we do not want monitored for > various reasons….but when the cert expires, it’s a problem. Unfortunately > management won’t justify the expense and overhead of 1-3 years of > monitoring for an issue that only crops up every 1 to 3 years…. > > I'm really looking for something like some kind of reminder system that we > can go in and add/remove/update items, seeing a list of all items, but then > when something comes up, we get an alert 3 weeks, 2 weeks, 1 week out, etc. > and something we can put other things in - like contract dates, equipment > acquisition dates, renewals, etc. > > Thanks, > > Jonathan > > Thanks, > > > > > Jonathan L Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE, FCC Licensed Technician, VCA-DCV, > VCA-Cloud > Senior Solutions Engineer > Corporation > 336.232.5244 Cisco Single Number Reach > 7025 Albert Pick Road, Suite 302, Greensboro, NC 27409 > www.NWNIT.com > > > NWN helps customers solve business problems through technology > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 7:47 PM > To: ntsysadm <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Reminders for SSL certs (and other things) > > We use PRTG to monitor certs and send email alerts x number of days ahead > of expiration. > > I'm not a huge fan of PRTG, but it does get the job done. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Jonathan Raper <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > We’ve been bitten by an internal cert or two expiring that caught us > > off guard. We’re rying to come up with a way to have centrally > > managed reminder system in place to make sure this doesn’t happen > > again. This is for a large-ish network with a handful of people who > > could be managing this at any given time. > > > > > > > > An Excel spreadsheet just doesn’t scale well for this, and Outlook > > tasks seems kind of clumsy. > > > > > > > > Obviously paid certs you generally get a reminder because GoDaddy > > wants the revenue, and Web server certs generate an event in the event > > log, but not every SSL cert is going to generate an event…..and not > > every cert is a paid cert…. > > > > > > > > We also have some other events and contracts that we’d like reminders > > for – so this isn’t exclusive to SSL certs, though that is a driving > factor. > > > > > > > > How are you all handling this? An application? A web-based “aaS” > > reminder system of some sort? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Jonathan > > > > NOTE: This message and any attachments is intended solely for the use > > of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > > information that is non-public, proprietary, legally privileged, > > confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the > > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, > > dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is > > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, > > please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or return > > email and destroy or delete this message along with any attachments > immediately. > > > NOTE: This message and any attachments is intended solely for the use of > the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > information that is non-public, proprietary, legally privileged, > confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify the original > sender immediately by telephone or return email and destroy or delete this > message along with any attachments immediately. >
