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Prath1991_30162
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Jul 06, 2017

Server ssl profile what it means to backend servers ?

Hi One question keeps botherig me is ,when we use server ssl profile on F5 to re encrypt traffic before sending it to backnend servers ,how does that impact backend server performance ? For eg if 10...
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Jul 06, 2017

Hi,

 

serverssl profile must be configured if back end web server is listening HTTPS.

 

enabling HTTPS on back end server will increase CPU utilisation on server, but increase security.

 

I Guess in "it only sees 1 session from F5", you mean 1 connection.

 

if there is one connection, your VS must have oneconnect profile enabled.