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INCIDENT IN PROGRESS
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✓API Shield JWT Validation Errors
Updated
Confirmed disruption
10:55Started
1Timeline events
Confirmed by the official source.
Executive summary
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Summary
Cloudflare has confirmed a minor-impact disruption affecting API Shield JWT validation for customers using symmetric keying material. The issue has been identified, and Cloudflare says a fix is being implemented.
What users experienced
- User impact
Customers using symmetric keying material may experience API Shield JWT validation errors or degraded performance.
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Started
10:555 Oct 2026Timeline of the incident
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Detection
Confirmed by an official service source.
What we know
- ✓Cloudflare reported the incident began at 10:55 UTC.
- ✓The affected component is API Shield, which Cloudflare marked as experiencing degraded performance.
- ✓Cloudflare initially reported the issue as under investigation and later stated that it had been identified.
- ✓Cloudflare reported minor impact.
- ✓No recovery update or resolution has been reported.