标签：SSL Reverse Proxy
nginx: Setup SSL Reverse Proxy (Load Balanced SSL Proxy)

A reverse proxy is a proxy server that is installed in a server network. Typically, reverse proxies are used in front of Web servers such as Apache, IIS, and Lighttpd. How do I setup nginx web server as SSL reverse proxy?

When you've multiple backend web servers, encryption / SSL acceleration can be done by a reverse proxy. Nginx can act as SSL acceleration software. It provided the following benefits:

  • Easy of use : Nginx is easy to setup and upgrade.
  • Security : Nginx provide an additional layer of defense as Apache is behind the proxy. It can protect against common web-based attacks too.
  • Load Distribution : nginx use very little memory and can distribute the load to several Apache servers. It can even rewrite urls on fly.
  • Caching : Nginx act as a reverse proxy which offload the Web servers by caching static content, such as images, css, js, static html pages and much more.
  • Compression : Nginx can optimize and compress the content to speed up the load time.

    • 本日志由 flyinweb 于 2011-12-09 09:38:39 发表到 WEB服务器 中，目前已经被浏览 502 次，评论 0 次；

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