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How to get SSL with HAProxy getting rid of stunnel, stud, nginx or pound

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Update: HAProxy can now handle SSL client certificate: SSL Client certificate management at application level History HAProxy is well know for its performance as a reverse-proxy and load-balancer and is widely deployed on web platforms where performance matters. It is sometimes … Continue reading →

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HOWTO SSL native in HAProxy

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

IMPORTANT NOTE: this article has been outdated since HAProxy-1.5-dev12 has been released (10th of September). For more information about SSL inside HAProxy. please read: How to get SSL with HAProxy getting rid of stunnel, stud, nginx or pound Synopsis Since yesterday … Continue reading →

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Enhanced SSL load-balancing with Server Name Indication (SNI) TLS extension

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Synopsis Some time ago, we wrote an article which explained how to load-balance SSL services, maintaining affinity using the SSLID. The main limitation of this kind of architecture is that you must dedicate a public IP address and port per … Continue reading →

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