diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/alerts.tf b/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/alerts.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72b84306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/alerts.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+resource "azurerm_monitor_metric_alert" "this" {
+  name                = "${var.name}-availability-alert"
+  resource_group_name = var.resource_group_name
+
+  scopes   = [azurerm_application_insights_standard_web_test.this.id, var.application_insights_id]
+  severity = 0
+
+  frequency     = var.alert.frequency
+  window_size   = var.alert.window_size
+  auto_mitigate = var.alert.auto_mitigate
+
+  application_insights_web_test_location_availability_criteria {
+    web_test_id           = azurerm_application_insights_standard_web_test.this.id
+    component_id          = var.application_insights_id
+    failed_location_count = 2
+  }
+
+  description = var.alert.description
+
+  action {
+    action_group_id = var.action_group_id
+  }
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/main.tf b/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/main.tf
index 71742f29..bce44e93 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/main.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/main.tf
@@ -10,26 +10,27 @@ resource "azurerm_application_insights_standard_web_test" "this" {
   enabled   = true
 
   request {
-    url = var.target_url
-  }
-
-  geo_locations = var.geo_locations
-}
+    url       = var.target_url
+    http_verb = var.http_verb
 
-resource "azurerm_monitor_metric_alert" "this" {
-  name                = "${var.name}-availability-alert"
-  resource_group_name = var.resource_group_name
-  scopes              = [azurerm_application_insights_standard_web_test.this.id, var.application_insights_id]
-  description         = "availability test alert"
-  severity            = 0
-
-  application_insights_web_test_location_availability_criteria {
-    web_test_id           = azurerm_application_insights_standard_web_test.this.id
-    component_id          = var.application_insights_id
-    failed_location_count = 2
+    dynamic "header" {
+      for_each = var.headers
+      content {
+        name  = header.key
+        value = header.value
+      }
+    }
   }
 
-  action {
-    action_group_id = var.action_group_id
+  # SSL validation rules
+  dynamic "validation_rules" {
+    for_each = var.ssl_validation != null ? [1] : []
+    content {
+      expected_status_code        = var.ssl_validation.expected_status_code
+      ssl_check_enabled           = true
+      ssl_cert_remaining_lifetime = var.ssl_validation.ssl_cert_remaining_lifetime
+    }
   }
+
+  geo_locations = var.geo_locations
 }
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/tfdocs.md b/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/tfdocs.md
index d1e33f84..edef5041 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/tfdocs.md
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/tfdocs.md
@@ -78,6 +78,61 @@ Type: `number`
 
 Default: `30`
 
+### <a name="input_http_verb"></a> [http_verb](#input\_http\_verb)
+
+Description: The HTTP verb used for the request.
+
+Type: `string`
+
+Allowed values: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
+
+Default: GET
+
+### <a name="input_headers"></a> [headers](#input\_headers)
+
+Description: A map of HTTP request headers (name => value).
+
+Type: `map(string)`
+
+Default: {}
+
+### <a name="input_ssl_validation"></a> [ssl_validation](#input\_ssl\_validation)
+
+Description: SSL validation configuration for the availability test.
+
+Type:
+```hcl
+object({
+  expected_status_code        = optional(number, null)
+  ssl_cert_remaining_lifetime = optional(number, null)
+})
+```
+
+Default: null
+
+Validations:
+- expected_status_code must be 0 ('0' means 'response code < 400') or a valid HTTP status code (100–599)
+- ssl_cert_remaining_lifetime must be null or between 1–365
+
+### <a name="input_alert"></a> [alert](#input\_alert)
+
+Description: Configuration for the availability alert rule.
+
+Type:
+```hcl
+object({
+  description           = optional(string, "Availability test alert")
+  frequency             = optional(string, "PT1M")
+  window_size           = optional(string, "PT5M")
+  auto_mitigate         = optional(bool, true)
+})
+```
+
+Defaults: {}
+
+Validations:
+- frequency must be one of: PT1M, PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H
+- window_size must be one of: PT1M, PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D
 
 ## Resources
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/variables.tf b/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/variables.tf
index 09775b91..9c53fe11 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/variables.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/application-insights-availability-test/variables.tf
@@ -54,3 +54,77 @@ variable "target_url" {
   type        = string
   description = "The target URL for the restful endpoint to hit to validate the application is available"
 }
+
+variable "http_verb" {
+  description = "HTTP verb (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS)"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "GET"
+  validation {
+    condition     = contains(["GET", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"], var.http_verb)
+    error_message = "http_verb must be one of GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS."
+  }
+}
+
+variable "headers" {
+  description = "Map of request headers to send (name => value)"
+  type        = map(string)
+  default     = {}
+}
+
+variable "ssl_validation" {
+  description = "SSL validation configuration for the availability test."
+  type = object({
+    expected_status_code        = optional(number, null)
+    ssl_cert_remaining_lifetime = optional(number, null)
+  })
+
+  validation {
+    condition = (
+      var.ssl_validation == null ||
+      try(var.ssl_validation.expected_status_code, 0) == 0 ||
+      (try(var.ssl_validation.expected_status_code, 0) >= 100 &&
+      try(var.ssl_validation.expected_status_code, 0) < 600)
+    )
+    error_message = "The expected status code must be 0 ('0' means 'response code < 400') or a valid HTTP status code between 100 and 599."
+  }
+
+  validation {
+    condition = (
+      var.ssl_validation == null ||
+      try(var.ssl_validation.ssl_cert_remaining_lifetime, null) == null ||
+      (try(var.ssl_validation.ssl_cert_remaining_lifetime, 0) >= 1 &&
+      try(var.ssl_validation.ssl_cert_remaining_lifetime, 0) <= 365)
+    )
+    error_message = "The SSL certificate remaining lifetime must be null or an integer between 1 and 365."
+  }
+
+  default  = null
+  nullable = true
+}
+
+variable "alert" {
+  type = object({
+    description   = optional(string, "Availability test alert")
+    frequency     = optional(string, "PT1M")
+    window_size   = optional(string, "PT5M")
+    auto_mitigate = optional(bool, true)
+  })
+
+  validation {
+    condition = contains(
+      ["PT1M", "PT5M", "PT15M", "PT30M", "PT1H"],
+      var.alert.frequency
+    )
+    error_message = "Frequency must be one of: PT1M, PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H"
+  }
+
+  validation {
+    condition = contains(
+      ["PT1M", "PT5M", "PT15M", "PT30M", "PT1H", "PT6H", "PT12H", "P1D"],
+      var.alert.window_size
+    )
+    error_message = "Window size must be one of: PT1M, PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H, P1D"
+  }
+
+  default = {}
+}