# ssllabs/research

Repository: https://github.com/ssllabs/research
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ssllabs-research
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-03-14T06:24:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5213, "days_push": 1268, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2205, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:25.943702+00:00)

## What it is
A repository hosting SSL Labs' SSL/TLS Deployment Best Practices guide and SSL Server Rating Guide, plus a wiki of TLS configuration and assessment notes. It is reference documentation rather than runnable software.

## Use cases
- learn how to properly deploy SSL/TLS on a server
- understand how SSL Labs grades server TLS configurations
- find recommended cipher suite and protocol settings
- harden HTTPS configuration for a web server
- reference material when fixing a poor SSL Labs rating

## When to choose
- you need authoritative guidance on TLS deployment best practices
- you want to understand the SSL Labs server rating methodology
- you are researching TLS configuration snippets and recommendations

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable tool to scan or grade a server (use SSL Labs' test site or testssl.sh)
- you need software libraries or code to include in a project

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, security
- domain: security, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: ssl, tls, ssl-labs, best-practices, server-rating, web-security

## Member repositories
- ssllabs/research (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:25.943702+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:46:42.437939+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ssllabs/research (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:25.943702+00:00, sha d802814448b7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.