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rpalacios_79340
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May 19, 2009

Terminating SSL on F5.

Hello guys,     I read that you can use the F5 to offload SSL certificate-verification tasks from client and server systems.     I have a few questions about this configuration; ...
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Kevin_Stewart
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May 12, 2016

For having server-side SSL profile we do need a certificate installed on the web server right?

 

It'd be difficult to even enable SSL in any given application without also applying a certificate and corresponding private key. So yes, you do need a certificate (and private key) on the web server.