SSL/TLS Certificate & HTTPS Guides

Guides for certificate errors, chain and hostname mismatches, expiry, TLS handshake failures, and HSTS. Each guide includes a free SSL check for your host.

SSL/TLS — 12 guides

525 SSL Handshake Failed (Cloudflare) Fix

Cloudflare Error 525 means the TLS handshake to your origin failed. Check the origin cert, port 443, and TLS version in 3 steps. Free instant check, no sign-up.

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526 Invalid SSL Certificate (Cloudflare) Fix

Cloudflare Error 526 means your origin cert failed validation under Full (Strict). Fix it in 3 checks: chain, expiry, hostname. Free instant check, no sign-up.

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CAA Records: Restrict Which CAs Can Issue Your Certificates

Set a CAA DNS record to control which certificate authorities can issue for your domain, and avoid the parent-domain and caching traps that block legitimate renewals.

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Cloudflare SSL Modes: Flexible vs Full vs Full (Strict)

Cloudflare SSL modes compared: Off, Flexible, Full, Full (Strict), and which one stops redirect loops and 526 errors. Free instant SSL check, no sign-up.

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ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR Fix Guide

ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR? Diagnose it in 3 checks: TLS handshake, port 443 reachability, redirect and proxy config. Free instant check, no sign-up.

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ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH Fix

ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH means no shared TLS version or cipher. Fix in 3 checks: protocol, cipher, certificate. Free instant check, no sign-up.

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NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID Fix

NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID: the cert won't trace to a trusted root. Fix in 3 checks: chain, self-signed, private CA. Free instant check, no sign-up.

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NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID: Fix Certificate Mismatch

NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID means the cert doesn't cover the hostname. Check SAN list, DNS target, and endpoint. Free instant check, no sign-up.

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NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID Fix

NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID means the cert is expired, not yet valid, or your clock is wrong. Tell the three apart in 3 checks. Free instant check, no sign-up.

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SSL Certificate Expired: Renewal and Recovery Checklist

SSL certificate expired or expiring? Recover in 4 steps: renew, deploy to every endpoint, verify the chain, automate. Free instant check, no sign-up.

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SSL Chain Missing / Domain Mismatch Fix

SSL chain missing or domain mismatch? Tell the two apart in 2 checks, then fix the SAN or install the intermediate chain. Free instant check, no sign-up.

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Wildcard SSL Certificates — Setup and Pitfalls

Wildcard SSL covers *.example.com but not the apex or deeper subdomains. Setup steps, limits, and renewal pitfalls. Free instant cert check, no sign-up.

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