How to fix "Chain issue: Contains Anchor" in SSL Labs Test

Are you tried to test your website SSL using Qualys SSL Test and you found "Chain issues - Contains anchor" section "Additional Certificates (if supplied)". so today i will show you the solution for this SSL problem and how to fix it.

Chain issues - Contains anchor solutions

1- Ignore this chain issues - contains anchor error (There won't be any side effects)

2- Remove the root cert from the SSl certificates bandle file using Notepad or any advanced editor like notepad ++ or Atom.

If you need to know what the correct root cert code you just copy starts from -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- to -----END CERTIFICATE-----. and check/decode the SSL code you will see all certificate information you want.

Certificate Information:

Common Name: AddTrust External CA Root

Organization: AddTrust AB

Organization Unit: AddTrust External TTP Network

Country: SE

Valid From: May 30, 2000

Valid To: May 30, 2020

Issuer: AddTrust External CA Root, AddTrust AB

Serial Number: 1 (0x1)

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