---
title: req.is_ssl
summary: null
url: >-
  https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/vcl/variables/client-connection/req-is-ssl
---

**Type:** BOOL  
**Access:** read-only

> **DEPRECATED**

**Available in:** all subroutines

Use [`fastly_info.edge.is_tls`](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/vcl/variables/client-connection/fastly-info-edge-is-tls/) instead.