Compare the Advantages of TLS Termination, End to End Encryption, and TLS Passthrough F5N3 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–22

1. 21foundation · easy

   What is the defining characteristic of TLS passthrough?

   • AThe load balancer decrypts the traffic and forwards plaintext
   • BThe load balancer forwards the encrypted traffic without decrypting it
   • CThe load balancer uses a different protocol for the backend connection
   • DThe load balancer re-encrypts the traffic after decryption
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2. 22foundation · easy

   In which scenario is TLS termination most appropriate?

   • AWhen the backend does not support TLS
   • BWhen the load balancer needs to inspect or modify HTTP headers
   • CWhen the backend must maintain the client's TLS session
   • DWhen the internal network is untrusted
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