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F5 Networks 201 Exam - Topic 5 Question 9 Discussion

Which is an advantage of terminating SSL communication at the BIGIP rather than the ultimate web server?
A) Terminating SSL at the BIG-IP can eliminate SSL processing at the web servers.
B) Terminating SSL at IP the eliminates BIG all unencrypted traffic from the internal network.
C) Terminating SSL at the BIG-IP eliminates the need to purchase SSL certificates from a certificate authority.
D) Terminating SSL at the BIG-IP eliminates the need to use SSL acceleration hardware anywhere in the network.

F5 Networks 201 Exam - Topic 5 Question 9 Discussion

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Topic #: 5
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Which is an advantage of terminating SSL communication at the BIGIP rather than the ultimate web server?

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by Kaitlyn at May 04, 2022, 02:32 PM

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Margo
9 months ago
A is a big win for performance, no doubt about it!
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Devora
9 months ago
Wait, can you really eliminate all unencrypted traffic just by terminating SSL at the BIG-IP?
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Arlene
10 months ago
D sounds right, no need for extra hardware if you terminate at the BIG-IP.
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Paola
10 months ago
I disagree with C, you still need SSL certificates for the BIG-IP.
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Tomas
10 months ago
A is definitely true, saves a lot of server resources!
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Marguerita
10 months ago
I’m leaning towards option A too, but I wonder if there are any security implications of terminating SSL at the BIG-IP instead of the web server.
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Earlean
10 months ago
I practiced a similar question, and I feel like option D could be misleading. I think SSL acceleration hardware might still be needed in some cases.
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Dorsey
11 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about SSL termination reducing the complexity of certificate management. Maybe that's option C?
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Bettina
11 months ago
I think option A makes sense because offloading SSL processing can really lighten the load on web servers.
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Mirta
11 months ago
I'm feeling a bit lost on this one. The options all seem plausible, and I'm not sure which one is the correct purpose of the vManage API. I'll need to review my notes and try to remember the specific functionality of this API.
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Pamella
11 months ago
I think the answer might be "integrate, integration" because that sounds like how services interact.
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Deeanna
11 months ago
I remember practicing with questions about SharedPreferences, and I'm fairly certain the statement is true.
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