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526 5xx Cloudflare custom

Invalid SSL Certificate

Cloudflare-specific. Origin SSL certificate is invalid.

What HTTP 526 means

Cloudflare 526: Origin presented an SSL cert Cloudflare can't validate (untrusted CA, expired, hostname mismatch). Use Cloudflare Origin CA cert or Full SSL mode (not strict) to bypass for testing.

Typical causes

  • Origin cert from untrusted CA
  • Expired origin cert
  • Self-signed cert with strict mode