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Domai_23823's avatar
Domai_23823
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Mar 06, 2019

Slow SSL handshake on "Performance(Layer 4)" VIP.

Hello I am seeing a weird issue I have a "Performance(Layer 4)" VIP and the issue I see is when I do a - time openssl s_client -connect : I see a 4 sec delay on the initial SSL handshake after C...
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Amy003_314955's avatar
Amy003_314955
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Mar 07, 2019

Please enable TCP loose initiation in the TCP profile associated to this VIP.

 

rafaelbn_176840's avatar
rafaelbn_176840
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Mar 08, 2019

Amy003, I'm curious about this. What is your thinking? To my knowledge, loose initiation is useful for quiet yet long lived connections, since the BIG-IP would accept the packet without seeing the 3-way-handshake. Can you explain? Cheers! Rafael