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In reply to Comment by Reader John

Andrew Ayer on 2014-11-20 at 15:21:

"Full SSL" is better than "Flexible SSL" but it's not authenticated, meaning the connection between CloudFlare and the origin can be man-in-the-middled by active attackers.

"Full SSL (Strict)" is the only secure mode.

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