SSL Termination with WAF 7.6 and above


This article applies to:

  • WebDefend 7.6 and above

Question:

  • Can WAF perform SSL Termination?

Reply:

Yes, WAF 7.6 and above provides the option of "SSL Termination" (decoding client requests and passing the requests to the web server as unencrypted HTTP).

  • In the WAF console you will find a new protocol available when configuring network settings: SSL Termination
  • When you choose this configuration, you can configure different ports for WS (web server) and WAF.
  • In the example below:
    • Encrypted traffic is sent to WAF on port 443.
    • WAF opens and inspects the traffic, and then forwards the decoded traffic to the web server on port 80.


 

 

 

 

 


Last Modified 1/9/2017.
https://support.trustwave.com/kb/KnowledgebaseArticle20623.aspx