Problems installing Cloudflare origin cert on webserver

mspisdept · January 20, 2023, 5:46pm

Unfortunately, Cloudflare support is unwilling to help us.

Instructions given to us to create and install Origin certs do not work.

When I get SSL certificates from Godaddy, they provide a download zip file with the Security certificate, Pem file and Intermediate certificate file.

Cloudflare only provides the cert text.

Also, when I click on Download, there is no download options, Just the ability to copy text for the origin cert

Do I save this text using notepad to a .crt file?

cloonan · January 20, 2023, 7:18pm

Directions here may help,

mspisdept · January 24, 2023, 6:11pm

I have tried to use those instructions, they do not match what I see when trying to install.

Also, when I click on Download, there is no download options, Just the ability to copy text for the origin cert

Do I save this text using notepad to a .crt file?

mspisdept · January 24, 2023, 6:14pm

For example, the instructions say to:

Choose the Key Format:

Servers using OpenSSL — like Apache and NGINX — generally expect PEM files (Base64-encoded ASCII), but also work with binary DER files.
Servers using Windows and Apache Tomcat require PKCS#7 (a .p7b file).

Going though the steps, I’m never given the option to “Choose the Key Format”

mcfadyeni · January 24, 2023, 6:27pm

This should be in a dropdown above the two text boxes that display the certificate (immediately after you create it, before hitting Close).

You should see a page like this (note, I deleting this certificate immediately after I took this screenshot, in general the certificate should not be shared aside from your webserver). See the instructions across the top of the page for how to copy.