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title: Create a mTLS rule · Cloudflare Firewall Rules (deprecated) docs
description: Use the Mutual TLS Rule interface in the Cloudflare dashboard to create an mTLS rule that requires requests to your API or web application to present a valid client certificate.
lastUpdated: 2024-08-13T19:56:56.000Z
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Use the [Mutual TLS](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api-shield/security/mtls/configure/) Rule interface in the Cloudflare dashboard to create an mTLS rule that requires requests to your API or web application to present a valid client certificate.
