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lleyton_266811
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Jun 20, 2016

unable to decrypt SSL traffic using private key

Hello Experts,   I have a simple F5 LTM lab using Virtual Edition Lab License (F5-BIG-VE-LAB-LIC).   Diagram: Client<--->F5<--->Server.   Setup: SSL offload on the LTM. SSL access is workin...
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Kevin_Stewart
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Jun 20, 2016

"Passive" decryption with access to the private key can only work with the RSA key exchange. In other words, if the client and server negotiate with anything other than RSA (i.e. anything using Diffie-Hellman) then it cannot work.