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John_Chen_43562
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Oct 13, 2014

Can bigip LTM do Straight TCP SSL (not HTTPS) load balancing

Instead of HTTPS, I want to do the TCP SSL load balancing on LTM? Can I do it and how to configure it? If yes, can I also do the SSL client Authentication on the TCP SSL?  
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What_Lies_Bene1's avatar
What_Lies_Bene1
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Oct 13, 2014

I can't see why not although I think you'll need to expand on what you mean by TCP SSL in order for me to be sure. SSL runs on top of TCP from an OSI perspective.

 

Regardless, nothing in the SSL Profiles is specifically tied to HTTP related operations so termination, client authentication etc. should work as long as you have a client that provides the necessary protocol support.