Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS
Configure SSL offload for all HTTPS traffic
You can change the default outgoing protocol for requests that go through the on demand router. By default, the on demand router matches the incoming protocol to the outgoing protocol.
Before you begin
Create the on demand router. See Creating ODRs for more information.
About this task
The on demand router has the following default behaviors:You can change this default behavior for all HTTP and HTTPS traffic that the on demand router handles, or on a per-web module basis.
- For inbound Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) requests, the request is forwarded over outbound HTTP.
- For inbound Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) requests, the request is forwarded over outbound HTTPS.
Procedure
- Configure the on demand router (ODR) to perform Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) offload for all HTTPS traffic. In the administrative console, click Servers > On demand routers > on_demand_router > Administration > Custom properties > New.
- Specify a custom property named http.protocolMap and a value of SSL-offload.
- Click Apply.
Configure SSL offload for partial HTTPS traffic
About this task
Configure the ODR to perform SSL offload for partial HTTPS traffic, or on a per-web module basis.
Procedure
- In the administrative console, clickApplications > Enterprise Applications > application_name > Manage Modules > web_module_name > Web Module Proxy Configuration.
- For Web Module Transport Protocol, select HTTP.
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Related reference
On demand router system and custom properties
createodr.jacl script