Solved Blogger Status: Failed - HTTPS SSL Certificate failed to be processed

The Blogspot problem: HTTPS SSL Certificate failed to be processed

Hi friends you might be seeing the below error in cloudflare connected with blogger.

The hard way to solve HTTPS SSL Certificate failed to be processed

It is not advisable use CDN (example CloudFlare) services if there is less traffic on your website. Say less than 10000 visitors per day.

Swapping DNS

Step 1

Go to cloudflare. You can see your DNS settings in cloudflare

 

Step 2: Remove your website from CloudFlare 

Go to overview. Find the Remove this site form CloudFlare present at the bottom right. Click on remove website

Step 3: Setup DNS in Original Domain service provider

Setup DNS in GoDaddy or your respective Domain Service providers (if CloudFlare is not your original DNS provider and you have migrated to it). 

See the example below to quickly setup the DNS in GoDaddy

Step 4: Getting ready for HTTPS availability

After the DNS setup for your domain/subdomain, go to Blogger/Blogspot, refresh the Blogger settings page and off/on the HTTPS availability. You will see the below status of HTTPS availability.

Step 5: Wait and refresh for HTTPS availability Blogspot 

Wait for 15 minutes until you see the HTTPS availability. It will show like this:

That's it.  HTTPS SSL Certificate failed to be processed problem solved.

 

The simpler way to solve Blogger Status: Failed - HTTPS SSL Certificate

Pause and Play 

Step 1: Pause CDN CloudFlare services for a while

Log in to CloudFlare. In the overview at the bottom right you will find Pause CloudFlare on this site option. Click on it and proceed.

 

Wait until you see the below change

 

Step 2: Off/On the Blogspot HTTPS availability option.

Go to Blogger/Blogspot, refresh the Blogger settings page and off/on the HTTPS availability. You will see the below status of HTTPS availability.

Step 3: Wait and refresh for HTTPS availability Blogspot 

Wait for 15 minutes until you see the HTTPS availability. It will show like this:

HTTPS SSL Certificate failed to be processed problem solved.

Step 4: Turn on the CDN (e.g Cloudflare) Network

Go to CloudFlare and at the bottom right click on the enable CloudFlare on site.

 

until the screen shows like below.

 

What was the problem Blogger Status: Failed - HTTPS SSL?

It's most likely you are using a CDN  (e.g Cloudflare) Network or any other similar services for your blogger blog.

If my assumption is correct, you'll need to pause the service while you activate the https feature on blogger's end then, once the https feature is activated on blogger, you can safely turn your service back on.

What others have to resolve Status: Failed - HTTPS SSL?

I use Cloudflare as CDN. I kept the https of Google Blogger OFF. I just retained the http On. I made all my https ON with Cloudflare which is also my domain registrar. No problems encountered.

You need to check your website in a different browser. You may see your website secure in Google Chrome while it could be unsecure in Mozila Firefox.

Note that Blogger/Blogspot provides you SSL certificate or https:// redirect for free. This in not the case with other hosting platforms. 

CloudFlare also provides free SSL certificate or https:// redirect. This is one of the reasons we use CloudFlare and not other DNS services.

The two facilities provide the same service. This may be the reason why the CDN network (e.g Cloudflare) gets confused and throws HTTPS SSL Certificate failed to be processed error in BlogSpot.

Note: Sometimes in the blogger settings the Failed HTTPS would be shown, and you can still see your website up and running and it still redirect to https, then you need not to do anything.

Thanks.