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A company deploys F5 load balancers to manage number of secure applications. The company needs to centrally manage certificates. Which F5 product provides this functionality?
The correct answer is A. BIG IQ. F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management is the F5 platform purpose-built for managing SSL/TLS certificates, policies, and configurations across multiple BIG-IP devices from a single console.
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A company deploys F5 load balancers to manage number of secure applications. The company needs to centrally manage certificates. Which F5 product provides this functionality?
Options
- ABIG IQ
- BGTW
- CiHeath
- DLTM
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(53 responses)- A94% (50)
- B2% (1)
- C4% (2)
Why each option
F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management is the F5 platform purpose-built for managing SSL/TLS certificates, policies, and configurations across multiple BIG-IP devices from a single console.
BIG-IQ includes a dedicated SSL certificate management module that allows administrators to import, deploy, renew, and audit certificates centrally across all managed BIG-IP devices. This centralized control eliminates the need to log into individual devices for certificate operations, directly addressing the requirement for central certificate management across multiple secure applications.
GTM (Global Traffic Manager, now branded F5 DNS) is a DNS-based global load balancing product and does not provide certificate lifecycle management across BIG-IP devices.
iHealth is an F5 diagnostic support tool that analyzes BIG-IP qkviews for configuration and performance issues - it has no certificate management functionality.
LTM (Local Traffic Manager) manages SSL profiles and certificates only on the individual BIG-IP device it runs on, and does not offer centralized management across a fleet of devices.
Concept tested: F5 BIG-IQ centralized certificate management across BIG-IP fleet
Source: https://www.f5.com/products/big-iq-centralized-management
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