PingKit for IT Professionals
You don't always get to be at a desk when something breaks. PingKit puts the diagnostics you'd normally reach for on a laptop - port scans, SSL inspection, HTTP debugging, traceroute - in your pocket, plus continuous compliance evidence that keeps building itself in the background.
The Tools You'll Reach For
| Situation | PingKit tool |
|---|---|
| A service isn't responding as expected | HTTP Analyzer |
| Confirming a host is reachable, finding a bad hop | Ping / MTR |
| Checking a certificate before it bites someone | SSL Inspector |
| Verifying a port forward or firewall rule | Port Scanner |
| Identifying who owns a domain or IP | Whois Lookup |
| Checking DNS records | DNS Lookup |
| Auditing a network for open ports and misconfigurations | Security Scan |
Triage From Your Phone
- Hit the endpoint with HTTP Analyzer. See the exact status code, response headers, and redirect chain before you guess what's wrong.
- Run Ping and MTR. Confirm the host is reachable and see which hop is introducing latency or loss.
- Check the certificate with SSL Inspector. Rule out an expired or misconfigured TLS cert as the cause of connection errors.
- Confirm ownership with Whois. If an unfamiliar domain or IP is involved, know who it belongs to before you escalate.
All of the above is free. No ads, no account, no per-tool paywall. Everything in this table is included in PingKit's free tier, all 19 tools.
Compliance Without the Spreadsheet
Certificate expiry is a leading cause of preventable outages, and tracking it manually across domains doesn't scale. Guardian Plus adds continuous TLS certificate monitoring across the domains you care about (up to 25 per device), plus a timestamped PDF evidence export mapped to ISO 27001:2022 controls (A.5.37 operating procedures, A.8.15 logging, A.8.8 vulnerability management) - useful for audits without building a tracking spreadsheet by hand. See the full ISO 27001 evidence guide for how the export maps to specific controls.
Guardian Plus also includes everything in Guardian: AI explanations of findings, an AI network assistant, and a free Mac menu bar Agent that runs the same probe suite continuously and syncs to your iPhone. It's $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr; free tools remain free either way.
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Diagnose From Anywhere
19 free network tools, no ads, no account. Add Guardian Plus for continuous cert monitoring and ISO 27001 PDF evidence.
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