
Determine if a certificate is valid using Keychain Access on Mac
Use Certificate Assistant in Keychain Access to evaluate a certificate by looking at its trust policy to determine if it is valid.
- Go to the Keychain Access app  on your Mac. on your Mac.- To open Keychain Access, search for it in Spotlight, then press Return. 
- Click Certificates in the Category list, then double-click the certificate you want to evaluate. 
- Choose Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Evaluate [certificate name]. 
- Select a trust policy: - To evaluate an email certificate, select S/MIME, then type the email address of the sender. 
- To evaluate a web server, select SSL, then type the host server’s URL. To get the certificates select Ask Host For Certificates. 
- To evaluate other types of certificates, select Generic. 
- To view the information about a signed certificate, select Code Signing. 
- For an explanation about certificates and trust policies, click Learn More. 
 
- Click Continue.