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Can a self-signed SSL certificate be used on the origin server when Cloudflare SSL Strict mode is enabled?
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No, a self-signed SSL certificate *cannot* be used on the origin server when Cloudflare SSL Strict mode is enabled. SSL Strict mode specifically requires the origin server's certificate to be signed by a publicly trusted Certificate Authority (CA) or a Cloudflare Origin CA certificate. Self-signed certificates are not trusted by public CAs, and Cloudflare will fail to validate them, resulting in an SSL handshake error (e.g., Error 526).