Invalid SSL certificate - Error code 526 / wrong pvt key? []

Website, Application, Performance Security
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What is the name of the domain?

ichiseishiki.com

What is the error number?

526

What is the error message?

Invalid SSL certificate

What is the issue you’re encountering

Website not loading + while creating new SSL certificate, upload of the pvt key gets decline “pvt key is not valid”

What steps have you taken to resolve the issue?

Talked to Firestorm support (They say I have to check with Cloudflare) + setting it up all from scratch

Was the site working with SSL prior to adding it to Cloudflare?

Yes

What is the current SSL/TLS setting?

Full (strict)

Screenshot of the error

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Without Cloudflare, or with Unproxied (:grey:) / DNS-only records: Visitor ↔ Web server
With Proxied (:orange:) records: Visitor ↔ Cloudflare ↔ Web server

So, by having Proxied (:orange:) records, you also have two different connections to secure. Cloudflare will take care of the first (Visitor ↔ Cloudflare) with the Edge Certificate from Universal SSL, and the certificate on your own server will take care of the latter (Cloudflare ↔ Web server).

The error you quote, is because the SSL certificate on your own server, e.g. your hosting provider, isn’t a valid certificate.

If you’re hosting with Firestorm, then it will be the certificate on their servers that isn’t valid, and them you will need to talk to, in order to correct the issue.

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