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scsp_177450
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Jan 07, 2015

HTTP vs HTTPS LB

Hi, I am wondering if there are any difference in the outcome of the distribution to members if I used the Least Connection (Members) method for HTTP vs HTTPS (SSL Bridged). In initial thoughts were each https are just http connections wrapped with SSL, so there should be no difference? Or is there?

 

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  • James_Thomson_0's avatar
    James_Thomson_0
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    Jan 12, 2015

    The only difference I could envision would be if you were using a Standard virtual server with a configuration that would make it load balance individual HTTP requests (iRule, oneconnect) vs. just load balancing the L4 TCP connection.

     

    If you use a virtual with type FastL4 (Performance Layer 4), then I wouldn't expect a difference.

     

    • scsp_177450's avatar
      scsp_177450
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      Jan 13, 2015
      Hi James, Are you saying with HTTP, there could be multiple requests and HTTPS will be a single connection? On top of that, with HTTP and one connect, each HTTP request will be be evaluated individually. Is that what you are saying? I