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trx
Jun 20, 2011

ssl (https) compression

I can't seem to post a forum to the "performance testings" as I've already joined the group, so I thought I post it on here.     Does anyone know if ssl compression can be done on the f5? I don...
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Jun 20, 2011
I hadn't heard about SSL compression before, but this Chrome dev's blog has some info:

 

 

http://www.belshe.com/2010/11/18/ssl-compression-and-you/

 

 

Here's an RFC for it as well:

 

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3943

 

 

It looks like Chrome is the only browser that supports compression of SSL. I'm not sure there is much benefit to it though.

 

 

I don't think LTM supports SSL compression. If you see a good use case for it, you could open a case with F5 Support to request it be considered for addition to the product.

 

 

Aaron