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On 3 Sep 00, at 0:00, Jacob W Anderson wrote:
> One thing to note about using the BigIP box and SSL. BigIP supports SSL
> termination, so that you do not have to buy a certificate for each web host.
> With LVS, you have to install a certificate for each web server. This can
> become VERY costly for large server farms, such as E*Trade, which make heavy
> use of SSL.
I see no reason why you would need to buy multiple certificates?
You buy one certificate (for the farm address) and install it (priv.
key plus certificate) on every maschine of the farm. Then, of
course, the web servers also share the SSL load.
Best regards,
Axel Dunkel
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