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Aditya_Mehra's avatar
Aditya_Mehra
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Jul 11, 2019

What happens to the active connections when the SSL Cert is renewed

Hi,

I had a query that what happens to the active connections when the SSL Cert is renewed.

Will the active connected users will have an interruption of their session like drop or asked to open a new connection re-establishing the SSL handshake?

 

Thanks

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3 Replies

  • SWJO's avatar
    SWJO
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    Jul 12, 2019

    from my knowledge, active connection is maintained which had created before SSL cert change.

  • Evan_Thompson's avatar
    Evan_Thompson
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    Jul 12, 2019

    I totally agree with SWJO's suggestion.

    More to say, The SSL key and cert pair will be enabled since a new ssl session happen.

     

  • Dario_Garrido's avatar
    Dario_Garrido
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    Jul 13, 2019

    No, active connections will be untouched.

    https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13253

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    KR,

    Dario.