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5xx Server Error Not part of the HTTP standard

526 Invalid SSL Certificate

Cloudflare-specific: the origin certificate could not be validated under Full (strict) mode.

What causes it

  • A self-signed or expired origin certificate, or a hostname mismatch.

How to fix it

  • Install a certificate from a trusted CA, or use a Cloudflare Origin CA certificate.

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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