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john_ges
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Sep 15, 2015

In a custom Client SSL profile what is the purpose of the PassPhrase box?

When the server guys supply certificates to us they also provide a password. The password is needed to successfully import the cert into the F5. When I build a client SSl profile for an App there is ...
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Kevin_Stewart
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Sep 15, 2015

When you import the cert and key, I'm assuming you do so as a p12/pfx file? That password is to unlock the pkcs12 encryption to allow the cert and key to be exported as PEM.

 

The passphrase option in the SSL profile is if the key is still encrypted (which it rarely ever is).