In SSL Forward Proxy, what role does the firewall play in handling encrypted traffic?

The correct answer is B. It acts as a Certificate Authority and decrypts client-side SSL traffic. The firewall intercepts outbound SSL connections, generates a trusted certificate on the fly to present to the client, decrypts the SSL traffic to inspect it for threats, applies security policies, then re-encrypts the traffic before forwarding it to the destination. This makes t

Decryption and SSL Inspection

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AIt allows encrypted traffic to pass without inspection
BIt acts as a Certificate Authority and decrypts client-side SSL traffic
CIt forces the client to bypass decryption
DIt uses SSH tunneling to analyze SSL

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A
12% (7)
B
80% (47)
C
3% (2)
D
5% (3)

Explanation

The firewall intercepts outbound SSL connections, generates a trusted certificate on the fly to present to the client, decrypts the SSL traffic to inspect it for threats, applies security policies, then re-encrypts the traffic before forwarding it to the destination. This makes the firewall an "invisible" proxy between the client and server, enabling full inspection of encrypted traffic.

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#SSL Forward Proxy#certificate authority#SSL decryption#encrypted traffic inspection

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