Tag: SSL bridging
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API Gateway: SSL Bridging
An API Gateway is a key architectural component in microservices-based systems, serving as a single entry point for client requests, managing traffic, and facilitating various cross-cutting concerns such as authentication, logging, rate limiting, and security. One of the critical security features of API Gateways is SSL Bridging, a process that ensures secure communications between clients…
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SSL Bridging
SSL bridging is a sophisticated process in network security where SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption is terminated at an intermediary, typically a load balancer, which decrypts and re-encrypts traffic before forwarding it to backend servers. Unlike SSL offloading, SSL bridging allows for secure, end-to-end encrypted communication across the network, enhancing data security while offering flexibility…
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SSL Offloading
SSL offloading is a technique used to transfer the computational workload of SSL/TLS encryption and decryption from a web server to a dedicated device, such as a load balancer or hardware security module (HSM). This helps optimize server performance by allowing it to handle more client requests without the overhead of SSL processing, especially in…