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Chapter 11
Security Options
To set SSL termination configuration variables for Traffic Server/origin server connections:
1. Telnet into the HP web cache appliance and select Shell Access as described in
Overview of Access
Methods‚ on page 7
.
2. Open the
records.config
file located in Traffic Server’s
config
directory with Vi.
3. Edit the following variables in the
SSL Termination
section of the file:
4. Save and close the
records.config
file.
5. Restart Traffic Server using the command
restart_traffic_server
Variable
Description
proxy.config.ssl.auth.enabled
Set this variable to 1 to enable the SSL termination
option.
proxy.config.ssl.server_port
Set this variable to specify the port used for SSL
communication. The default port is 443.
proxy.config.ssl.client.verify.server
Set this option to 1 to require Traffic Server to verify the
origin server certificate with the CA.
proxy.config.ssl.client.cert.filename
If you have installed an SSL client certificate on Traffic
Server, set this variable to specify the file name of client
certificate.
proxy.config.ssl.client.cert.path
If you have installed an SSL client certificate on Traffic
Server, set this variable to specify the location of the
client certificate. The default directory is Traffic
Server’s
config
directory.
proxy.config.ssl.client.private_key.filename
Set this variable to specify the file name of Traffic
Server’s private key.
Change this variable only if the private key is not
located in the Traffic Server’s SSL client certificate file.
proxy.config.ssl.client.private_key.path
Set this variable to specify the location of the Traffic
Server’s private key.
Change this variable only if the private key is not
located in the SSL client certificate file.
proxy.config.ssl.client.CA.cert.filename
Specify the file name of the certificate authority against
which the origin server will be verified.The default
value is NULL.
proxy.config.ssl.client.CA.cert.path
Specify the location of the certificate authority file
against which the origin server will be verified.The
default value is NULL.