SSL Proxy

For different security arrangements SSL Proxy can be the best security solution: It is usually placed between the client and the server and with the addition of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) support. If you are using ordinary telnet client, however if the user wants to connect to a secure connection. In such situation SSL Proxy comes handy, using appropriate parameters you can access secure internet connection.

SSL proxy can be used to break or intercept Https traffic; SSL Proxy tunnels all Https traffic by default. Some Https traffic, such as financial information, should not be intercepted. SSL proxy can do the following operations while tunneling Https traffic. Validation and verification of server certificates that includes revocation checks using (URLs) or Certificate Revocation Lists. Other checks include SSL parameters such as cipher and version.

And to log precious and useful information about the HTTP connection. When SSL proxy intercepts HTTPS traffic data it can cache HTTPS content. . SSL proxy can apply HTTP-based authentication, virus scanning and filtering of URL. And the application of granular policy and validation of mime type and filename extension. SSP proxy also allows us an increasing control such as

1. Differentiating between SSL and non-SSL traffic on the same port.
2. Differentiating HTTPS from other protocols over SSL.
3. Classification of websites by SSL server certificate hostname.

SSL provide increasing support through Server certificate validation, including checking URLs, Virus scanning and URL filtering of HTTPS content, SSL logs and caching improves the system performance and Visibility, this is enabled by default while using SSL proxy.

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