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zebos_116800
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Jan 17, 2014

Can ASM analyze SSL traffic using the server's private key?

Hi all, I was wondering if F5's ASM can be deployed in such a way that it does not terminate SSL traffic but uses the server's private key to decrypt and sanitize the traffic and then encrypt it agai...
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Mike_Maher
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Jan 17, 2014

I use the Proxy SSL feature in situations where I need a client certificate to pass down to the server. It is very easy to configure and works very well. SSL termination happens at the server and you still get ASM inspection. Basically you are just playing man in the middle.