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title: Get Origin CA keys
description: Retrieve or change your Cloudflare Origin CA key used to authenticate Origin CA certificate API requests.
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# Get Origin CA keys

Deprecated

Origin CA keys (Service Keys) are deprecated and will be removed on September 30, 2026\. Use an [API Token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/) with `Zone`\-`SSL and Certificates`\-`Edit` permissions instead. For more information, refer to [API deprecations](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/).

Origin CA keys are often used as the value of header `X-AUTH-USER-SERVICE-KEY` when interacting with [Origin CA certificates](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/origin-configuration/origin-ca/) API. It is also used by [Keyless SSL](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/keyless-ssl/) key server.

The key value always starts with `v1.0-`.

## Limitations

* Changing the Origin CA key is not recorded by [Audit Logs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/account/account-security/review-audit-logs/).
* Each time you view the Origin CA key, it will be presented as a different value. All these different values are **simultaneously valid** until you click the `Change` button, which immediately invalidates all previously generated values.
* Origin CA keys have access to every account the user has access to.

## View/Change your Origin CA keys

To retrieve your Origin CA keys:

1. Log in to the [Cloudflare dashboard ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com).  
[ Go to **Account home** ](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/home)
2. Go to **User Profile** \> **API Tokens**.
3. In the **API Keys** section, select `Origin CA Key`.

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