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Wordfence live traffic data not sent: SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate

Wordfence tries to send live‑traffic data to its server using an internal cURL request. The request fails when the site presents a self‑signed or incomplete SSL certificate. cURL treats the certificate as untrusted and stops the connection.

The failure stops live‑traffic entries from appearing in the Wordfence dashboard. It also triggers diagnostic errors about Wordfence Central connectivity.

Symptoms

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Live traffic banner error
Dashboard shows a banner stating live traffic data not sent because of a self signed certificate
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No new traffic entries
Live traffic table remains static and does not update
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cURL error in diagnostics
Wordfence diagnostics displays cURL error 60 or error 35

Common Causes

Self signed site certificate
Site uses a self signed or expired certificate which makes cURL fail to verify
Missing intermediate certificates
Certificate chain ends at a root which is not trusted
Outbound proxy presenting self signed cert
Corporate proxy or CDN intercepts HTTPS and supplies its own certificate
Outdated CA bundle
Host library uses an old cacert.pem file, causing valid public certs to appear self signed
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