The concepts of terminating or not terminating Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) at the load balancer have always generated intriguing conversations. In this paper, the author explains the pros and cons of such concepts in a simplistic manner and also provides suggested recommendations to help organizations understand the security implications associated with unencrypted traffic flowing from the Load Balancer to the App Servers. Keywords: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Load Balancer, App Server, Man-in-the-Middle Attack (MITM),End to End Encryption (E2EE)

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终止或不终止负载均衡器上的安全套接字层 (SSL) 流量

在负载均衡器上终止或不终止安全套接字层 (SSL) 的概念总是会产生有趣的对话。在本文中，作者以简单的方式解释了这些概念的优缺点，并提供了建议建议，以帮助组织了解与从负载均衡器流向应用服务器的未加密流量相关的安全隐患。关键词：安全套接字层 (SSL)、负载均衡器、应用服务器、中间人攻击 (MITM)、端到端加密 (E2EE)