Is Social Security Administration down?
Our latest automated check, 7 minutes ago, found Social Security Administration not responding (SSL certificate chain is incomplete (missing intermediate certificate)). Fresh results are loaded below.
Social Security Administration status history
Recent outages
| Started (UTC) | Duration | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 11:51 | ongoing | SSL certificate chain is incomplete (missing intermediate certificate) |
Data from our own checks every 30 minutes from a single location, 825 checks stored so far. Not an official statement from Social Security Administration.
If Social Security Administration looks down for you
Government portals often have scheduled maintenance windows and heavy load near deadlines. If a form will not submit, try off-peak hours and keep your reference numbers.
- Test from another networkSwitch to mobile data or ask someone elsewhere. If it works there, the problem is your connection or DNS.
- Clear DNS and disable VPNFlush your DNS cache, or try a different resolver such as 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8, and turn off VPNs and proxies.
- Look at the layersRun the root-cause finder to see whether DNS, the connection, the certificate or the HTTP response fails, or check DNS and SSL.
Read down for everyone or just me for the full method.
Frequently asked questions
Is Social Security Administration down right now?
Our latest stored check 7 minutes ago found Social Security Administration not reachable. The live check on this page runs a fresh test from our servers when you open it.
Why can I not open Social Security Administration if the check says it is up?
The problem is probably on your side: your network, DNS cache, VPN, browser, an extension or a regional block. Try mobile data or another network and clear your DNS cache.
What does it mean if Social Security Administration is down for everyone?
Our servers could not get a normal response either, so Social Security Administration or its hosting is having a problem. Check the official status page or social account and try again in a few minutes.
How does SiteDownCheck decide Social Security Administration is down?
We request the home page from our servers. A connection failure, timeout or 5xx error is confirmed with a second check a few seconds later before it counts as down. A 4xx response such as 403 counts as reachable, because many sites refuse automated requests.
What is the uptime of Social Security Administration?
Over the last 825 checks in the past 30 days, Social Security Administration answered 0% of the time from our single monitoring location. This is our own measurement, not an official figure from Social Security Administration.
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