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1 | 1 | --- |
2 | | -title: Origin CA certificates |
| 2 | +title: Cloudflare origin CA |
3 | 3 | pcx_content_type: how-to |
4 | 4 | sidebar: |
5 | 5 | order: 3 |
6 | 6 | head: [] |
7 | | -description: Origin Certificate Authority (CA) certificates allow you to encrypt |
8 | | - traffic between Cloudflare and your origin web server, and reduce origin |
9 | | - bandwidth consumption. |
| 7 | +description: Encrypt traffic between Cloudflare and your origin web server and reduce origin bandwidth consumption. |
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13 | | -import { FeatureTable } from "~/components" |
| 11 | +import { FeatureTable, GlossaryTooltip } from "~/components" |
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15 | | -Use Origin Certificate Authority (CA) certificates to encrypt traffic between Cloudflare and your origin web server and reduce origin bandwidth consumption. Once deployed, these certificates are compatible with [Strict SSL mode](/ssl/origin-configuration/ssl-modes/full-strict/). |
| 13 | +If your origin only receives traffic from <GlossaryTooltip term="proxy status">proxied records</GlossaryTooltip>, use Cloudflare origin CA certificates to encrypt traffic between Cloudflare and your origin web server and reduce origin bandwidth consumption. Once deployed, these certificates are compatible with [Strict SSL mode](/ssl/origin-configuration/ssl-modes/full-strict/). |
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17 | | -For more background information on Origin CA certificates, refer to the [introductory blog post](https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-ca-encryption-origin/). |
| 15 | +For more background information on origin CA certificates, refer to the [introductory blog post](https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-ca-encryption-origin/). |
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19 | 17 | :::note |
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21 | | -Using Cloudflare Origin CA certificates do not prevent you from using [delegated DCV](/ssl/edge-certificates/changing-dcv-method/methods/delegated-dcv/). |
| 19 | +Using Cloudflare origin CA certificates does not prevent you from using [delegated DCV](/ssl/edge-certificates/changing-dcv-method/methods/delegated-dcv/). |
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24 | 22 | ## Availability |
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115 | 113 | ### Hostname and wildcard coverage |
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117 | | -Certificates may be generated with up to 200 individual Subject Alternative Names (SANs). A SAN can take the form of a fully-qualified domain name (`www.example.com`) or a wildcard (`*.example.com`). You cannot use IP addresses as SANs on Cloudflare Origin CA certificates. |
| 115 | +Certificates may be generated with up to 200 individual Subject Alternative Names (SANs). A SAN can take the form of a fully-qualified domain name (`www.example.com`) or a wildcard (`*.example.com`). You cannot use IP addresses as SANs on Cloudflare origin CA certificates. |
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119 | 117 | Wildcards may only cover one level, but can be used multiple times on the same certificate for broader coverage (for example, `*.example.com` and `*.secure.example.com` may co-exist). |
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