F5 Application Delivery Fundamentals — Question 44

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using SSL offload?

Answer options

• A. It increases the bandwidth between the client and LTM.
• B. It enables LTM to decrypt traffic, examine the payload, and then re-encrypt before sending it to a pool member.
• C. The organization requires far less SSL certificates.
• D. The CPU processing load on backend servers is reduced.
• E. It enables iRules to be used on traffic arriving to LTM that is encrypted.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Answer A is correct because SSL offload does not increase bandwidth; it primarily optimizes performance by reducing the load on backend servers. The other options highlight actual benefits of SSL offload, such as traffic inspection and reduced SSL certificate requirements.