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TLS termination

Concept

Ending the encrypted TLS connection at a proxy or load balancer such as a gateway, so back-end servers receive plain requests and certificates are managed in one place; also called TLS or SSL offloading.

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  • Use Traffic Manager for cross-region routing, Azure Load Balancer within a region and Front Door when you also need WAF, caching and TLS termination at the edge. · Azure Traffic Manager - Simply Explained

Episodes about TLS termination

Azure Traffic Manager - Simply Explained

2026-07-17 · Video on YouTube

Azure Traffic Manager is Microsoft's DNS-based global traffic routing service that directs users to the best available application endpoint based on performance, geography, priority, or other routing rules. Instead of routing traffic itself, Traffic Manager…

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How is Traffic Manager different from Load Balancer and Front Door?

Use Traffic Manager for cross-region routing, Azure Load Balancer for distribution within a region and Front Door when you also need WAF, caching and TLS termination at the edge. · From the episode: Azure Traffic Manager - Simply Explained

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