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gorge_300427's avatar
gorge_300427
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May 20, 2017

SSL certificate

Hi , May I please know that if you install a certificate on the F5 ltm on the client side , does it mean that you dont need any certificates on the server side at all , if you wish to send the traf...
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dragonflymr's avatar
dragonflymr
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May 21, 2017

Hi,

 

If your are doing SSL Offload (BIG-IP is decrypting traffic from clients and send unencrypted to backend servers) then yes, only certificate you need is one for clientside SSL profile - could be one originally used by your backend server if CN or SAN fields are matching FQDN configured for your Virtual Server IP on BIG-IP.

 

Piotr