SSL Profiles Part 2: Certificates

This is part 2 in a series of tech tips on the F5 BIG-IP LTM SSL profiles. SSL Overview and Handshake SSL Certificates Certificate Chain Implementation Cipher Suites SSL Options SSL Ren...
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Oct 21, 2015
If you provide the intermediate CA's in the chain on the ssl profile, and the client trusts the root, there should be no need for the intermediate certs to be installed clientside.