Re: [us...@httpd] SSL session/key caching on reverse mod_proxy - does Apache (as client) cache the origin server's key?

2009-01-30 Thread Eric Covener
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Jeff Ambrosino wrote: > So you're saying that the server caches a value which it (itself) > generates? I guess if this is true, then there is nothing for > mod_proxy (SSL) to cache when it is in the role of the client to the > back-end server...? The server and

Re: [us...@httpd] SSL session/key caching on reverse mod_proxy - does Apache (as client) cache the origin server's key?

2009-01-29 Thread Jeff Ambrosino
So you're saying that the server caches a value which it (itself) generates? I guess if this is true, then there is nothing for mod_proxy (SSL) to cache when it is in the role of the client to the back-end server...? Also, not sure what you mean about "long lived connections in a pool". Last I k

Re: [us...@httpd] SSL session/key caching on reverse mod_proxy - does Apache (as client) cache the origin server's key?

2009-01-27 Thread Eric Covener
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Jeff Ambrosino wrote: > I'm using Apache as a reverse proxy to a back-end (origin) web server, > handling SSL traffic. I have SSLSessionCache enabled, which lets the > Apache server cache the client's public key to prevent the need to > renegotiate subsequent conn

[us...@httpd] SSL session/key caching on reverse mod_proxy - does Apache (as client) cache the origin server's key?

2009-01-27 Thread Jeff Ambrosino
I'm using Apache as a reverse proxy to a back-end (origin) web server, handling SSL traffic. I have SSLSessionCache enabled, which lets the Apache server cache the client's public key to prevent the need to renegotiate subsequent connections. But my question is whether this also helps when Apache