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Dayesh_263997
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Sep 27, 2018

HTTP or HTTPs on backend servers if SSL Offloading is used

Hi All,   Please consider below line diagram as per my setup.   Client ===HTTPS===LTM===HTTP===Web SERVERs or DB servers   The server team can enable either HTTP or HTTPs on the backend serv...
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Ryannnnnnnnn
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Sep 27, 2018

If you intend to configure SSL offload on the LTM then you should configure the pool members to use HTTP, not HTTPS.

 

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    Dayesh_263997
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    Sep 27, 2018

    Hi Ryan,

     

    Thanks for the response.

     

    Does that mean the TOMCAT web server will enable HTTP service and not HTTPs at their end?

     

    Regards,

     

    Dayesh