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# Verification
##### [SSL Verification Details](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/ssl/subresources/verification/methods/get)
GET/zones/{zone\_id}/ssl/verification
##### [Edit SSL Certificate Pack Validation Method](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/ssl/subresources/verification/methods/edit)
PATCH/zones/{zone\_id}/ssl/verification/{certificate\_pack\_id}
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Verification object {certificate\_status, brand\_check, cert\_pack\_uuid, 5 more }
certificate\_status: "initializing"or "authorizing"or "active"or 4 more
Current status of certificate.
One of the following:
"initializing"
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"authorizing"
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"active"
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"expired"
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"issuing"
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"timing\_out"
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"pending\_deployment"
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brand\_check: optional boolean
Certificate Authority is manually reviewing the order.
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cert\_pack\_uuid: optional string
Certificate Pack UUID.
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signature: optional "ECDSAWithSHA256"or "SHA1WithRSA"or "SHA256WithRSA"
Certificate’s signature algorithm.
One of the following:
"ECDSAWithSHA256"
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"SHA1WithRSA"
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"SHA256WithRSA"
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validation\_method: optional ValidationMethod
Validation method in use for a certificate pack order.
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verification\_info: optional object {record\_name, record\_target }
Certificate’s required verification information.
record\_name: optional "record\_name"or "http\_url"or "cname"or "txt\_name"
Name of CNAME record.
formathostname
One of the following:
"record\_name"
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"http\_url"
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"cname"
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"txt\_name"
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record\_target: optional "record\_value"or "http\_body"or "cname\_target"or "txt\_value"
Target of CNAME record.
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One of the following:
"record\_value"
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"http\_body"
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"cname\_target"
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"txt\_value"
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verification\_status: optional boolean
Status of the required verification information, omitted if verification status is unknown.
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verification\_type: optional "cname"or "meta tag"
Method of verification.
One of the following:
"cname"
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"meta tag"
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20ssl.verification%20%3E%20(model)%20verification%20%3E%20(schema)>)
VerificationGetResponse = array of Verification { certificate\_status, brand\_check, cert\_pack\_uuid, 5 more }
certificate\_status: "initializing"or "authorizing"or "active"or 4 more
Current status of certificate.
One of the following:
"initializing"
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"authorizing"
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"active"
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"expired"
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"issuing"
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"timing\_out"
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"pending\_deployment"
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brand\_check: optional boolean
Certificate Authority is manually reviewing the order.
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cert\_pack\_uuid: optional string
Certificate Pack UUID.
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signature: optional "ECDSAWithSHA256"or "SHA1WithRSA"or "SHA256WithRSA"
Certificate’s signature algorithm.
One of the following:
"ECDSAWithSHA256"
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"SHA1WithRSA"
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"SHA256WithRSA"
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validation\_method: optional ValidationMethod
Validation method in use for a certificate pack order.
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verification\_info: optional object {record\_name, record\_target }
Certificate’s required verification information.
record\_name: optional "record\_name"or "http\_url"or "cname"or "txt\_name"
Name of CNAME record.
formathostname
One of the following:
"record\_name"
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"http\_url"
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"cname"
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"txt\_name"
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record\_target: optional "record\_value"or "http\_body"or "cname\_target"or "txt\_value"
Target of CNAME record.
formathostname
One of the following:
"record\_value"
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"http\_body"
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"cname\_target"
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"txt\_value"
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verification\_status: optional boolean
Status of the required verification information, omitted if verification status is unknown.
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verification\_type: optional "cname"or "meta tag"
Method of verification.
One of the following:
"cname"
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"meta tag"
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20ssl.verification%20%3E%20(model)%20verification_get_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)
VerificationEditResponse object {status, validation\_method }
status: optional string
Result status.
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validation\_method: optional "http"or "cname"or "txt"or "email"
Desired validation method.
One of the following:
"http"
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"cname"
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"txt"
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"email"
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