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5xx Server Error Not part of the HTTP standard

525 SSL Handshake Failed

Cloudflare-specific: the TLS handshake with the origin failed.

What causes it

  • No valid certificate on the origin while the SSL mode is Full (strict).
  • A cipher or TLS-version mismatch.

How to fix it

  • Install a valid origin certificate, or switch the SSL mode to match what the origin supports.

At a glance

Class
5xx Server Error
Reference
Cloudflare (non-standard)
Standardised
No — vendor extension
Retry the request?
Only if idempotent

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