Traffic Decryption Overview

The following topics provide an overview of Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer (TLS/SSL) inspection, discuss the prerequisites for TLS/SSL inspection configuration, and detail deployment scenarios.

Note

Because TLS and SSL are often used interchangeably, we use the expression TLS/SSL to indicate that either protocol is being discussed. The SSL protocol has been deprecated by the IETF in favor of the more secure TLS protocol, so you can usually interpret TLS/SSL as referring to TLS only.

For more information about SSL and TLS protocols, see a resource such as SSL vs. TLS - What's the Difference?