What is the idea of SSL offloading in SharePoint?
The idea behind SSL offloading is to reduce the load on web servers as well as the administrative overhead of managing SSL certificates across multiple servers. This is accomplished by using a dedicated network device (often times a network load balancer or a proxy server) to terminate SSL as it routes the requests.
How does the load balancer work in SharePoint?
The load balancer terminates SSL and sends the unencrypted http request to the web server The Web server handles the request and returns an unencrypted http response to the load balancer The load balancer encrypts the request and forwards it to the client that made the original request as https
Where to find SharePoint SSL offloading host header?
SharePoint – SSL Offloading Host Header www.contoso.com Port 80 User Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) No Public Url https://www.contoso.com:80
Why is SharePoint Server 2013 slower than SharePoint 2010?
Be aware that a file upload in SharePoint Server 2013 might be slower than in SharePoint 2010 due to the new Efficient File I/O features. Efficient File I/O is a storage method in which a file is split into pieces that are stored and updated separately, and streamed together when a user requests the file.
When to configure SSL offloading for app domains?
When attempting to configure SSL offloading for app domains you may see the below error: 03/05/2015 09:13:34.20 w3wp.exe (0x0XXX) 0x0XXX SharePoint Foundation General aiz2a High Request for app scheme does not match the webapp’s scheme for this zone.
What does the header front end-https mean in SharePoint?
The header Front-End-Https tells SharePoint whether the links that it renders for this web request should be rendered as http or https. When attempting to configure SSL offloading for app domains you may see the below error: