How does Webgate Plus handle HTTPS (SSL) traffic?
Webgate Plus supports three methods of handling SSL traffic: SSL Parsing, SSL Offload, and SSL Tunneling.. SSL Parsing: Webgate Plus uses SSL to encode/decode traffic between the client and the proxy as well as between the proxy and the server. This allows Webgate Plus to examine the HTTP traffic permitting full logging and detection and blocking of web based attacks. Since the data stream is re-encrypted all data transmission is encrypted. SSL Offload: Webgate Plus uses SSL to encode/decode traffic between the client and proxy. Traffic between Webgate Plus and the server is in clear text. This offloads encryption from busy web servers. A cryptographic coprocessor is available to enhance SSL performance. System are available that can support more than 650 Mbps SSL throughput without requiring a cryptographic co-processor. SSL Tunneling: SSL tunneling passes the encrypted data between the client and the sever. Since the data stream is not decrypted the commands are not examined by Webga
