ssl-decrypt exclude-cache ---SSL_CLIENT_CERT

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ssl-decrypt exclude-cache ---SSL_CLIENT_CERT

Cyber Elite
Cyber Elite

 

when i run below command 

 

show system setting ssl-decrypt exclude-cache

 

VSYS SERVER APP TIMEOUT REASON DECRYPTED_APP PROFILE EXCLUSION_LIST_MATCH

13.71.172.130:443 ssl 42077 SSL_CLIENT_CERT undecided default No

 

does this mean that PA can not decrypt the ssl traffic due to client cert?

 

what can be actual reason behind this?

MP

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That's correct. The "SSL_CLIENT_CERT" means that the site is doing certificate-based client authentication.

 

A client cert can't be spoofed because you cannot generate a client cert on the fly that matches the CA requested by the server, so the firewall adds it to the exclude cache.

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L7 Applicator

That's correct. The "SSL_CLIENT_CERT" means that the site is doing certificate-based client authentication.

 

A client cert can't be spoofed because you cannot generate a client cert on the fly that matches the CA requested by the server, so the firewall adds it to the exclude cache.

Many thanks Sir!

Pleasure to get reply from you.

MP

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