<div dir="ltr">Howdy, folks!<div><br></div><div>Could someone explain to me the SSL usage scenario where it makes sense to re-encrypt traffic traffic destined for members of a back-end pool? SSL termination on the load balancer makes sense to me, but I'm having trouble understanding why one would be concerned about then re-encrypting the traffic headed toward a back-end app server. (Why not just use straight TCP load balancing in this case, and save the CPU cycles on the load balancer?)</div>
<div><br></div><div>We terminate a lot of SSL connections on our load balancers, but have yet to have a customer use this kind of functionality. (We've had a few ask about it, usually because they didn't understand what a load balancer is supposed to do-- and with a bit of explanation they went either with SSL termination on the load balancer + clear text on the back-end, or just straight TCP load balancing.)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Stephen</div><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><span></span>Stephen Balukoff
<br>Blue Box Group, LLC
<br>(800)613-4305 x807
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