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description: The Subject Key Identifier (SKI) of the direct issuer of the
  certificate in the request.
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# cf.tls\_client\_auth.cert\_issuer\_ski

`cf.tls_client_auth.cert_issuer_ski` String

The Subject Key Identifier (SKI) of the direct issuer of the certificate in the request.

This field is only filled in if the request includes a client certificate for [mTLS authentication](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/client-certificates/enable-mtls/).

Example value:

```txt
"8204924CF49D471E855862706D889F58F6B784D3"
```

Categories:

* Request
* mTLS
