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F5 Networks 201 Exam - Topic 5 Question 9 Discussion

Actual exam question for F5 Networks's 201 exam
Question #: 9
Topic #: 5
[All 201 Questions]

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

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Suggested Answer: A

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Margo
3 months ago
A is a big win for performance, no doubt about it!
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Devora
3 months ago
Wait, can you really eliminate all unencrypted traffic just by terminating SSL at the BIG-IP?
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Arlene
4 months ago
D sounds right, no need for extra hardware if you terminate at the BIG-IP.
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Paola
4 months ago
I disagree with C, you still need SSL certificates for the BIG-IP.
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Tomas
4 months ago
A is definitely true, saves a lot of server resources!
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Marguerita
4 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
4 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
4 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
5 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
5 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
5 months ago
I think the answer might be "integrate, integration" because that sounds like how services interact.
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Deeanna
5 months ago
I remember practicing with questions about SharedPreferences, and I'm fairly certain the statement is true.
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