Backup certificates
If Cloudflare is providing authoritative DNS for your domain, Cloudflare will issue a backup Universal SSL certificate for every standard Universal certificate issued.
Backup certificates are wrapped with a different private key and issued from a different Certificate Authority — either Google Trust Services, Let’s Encrypt, or Sectigo — than your domain’s primary Universal SSL certificate.
These backup certificates are not normally deployed, but they will be deployed automatically by Cloudflare in the event of a certificate revocation or key compromise.
For additional details, refer to the introductory blog post.
| Free | Pro | Business | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Availability | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Can opt out? | No | No | No | Yes |