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Ashish_M_Gupta_
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Aug 20, 2018

Virtual server with server side profile : Do I need a cert on the backend servers?

If the VIP is assigned the default server SSL profile "serverssl" with default settings, do I need the cert on the backend servers for that virtual server? If not, why is that so? Under what circumst...
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quantiti_170569
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Aug 20, 2018

If your backend server running SSL you may need to add server ssl profile to Virtual Server. It also meaning you need certificate installed in your backend servers

 

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Ashish_M_Gupta_
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Aug 20, 2018

Thank you. So, it means even if I keep the default profile ‘serverssl’ with the default setting for the virtual server , I HAVE TO have the private cert on the backend server(e.g. IIS) and maintain them?