Configuration of CtxGwSslTest

A Citrix Cloud Gateway Connector configured for SSL acceleration transparently accelerates SSL transactions by offloading SSL processing from the server. To configure SSL offloading, you configure a virtual server to intercept and process SSL transactions, and send the decrypted traffic to the server (unless you configure end-to-end encryption, in which case the traffic is re-encrypted). Upon receiving the response from the server, the appliance completes the secure transaction with the client. From the client's perspective, the transaction seems to be directly with the server. The Citrix Cloud Gateway Connector configured for SSL acceleration also performs other configured functions, such as load balancing.

This test reveals how efficiently the target connector performs SSL acceleration. The metrics reported by this test provide administrators with indepth insights into the SSL session load on the appliance and the nature of SSL transactions (eg., SSLv1, SSLv2, TLSv1, etc.) that were performed during these sessions.

The default parameters associated with this test are:

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• In the HOST text box, specify the HOST for which this test is to be configured.

• Specify the port number at which the specified host listens in the PORT text box. By default, this is 8443.

• To monitor a Citrix Cloud Gateway Connector, the eG agent should be configured with the credentials of a user with read-only privileges to the target connector. Specify the credentials of such a user in the USERNAME and PASSWORD text boxes.

• Confirm the password by retyping it in CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

• By default, the SSL flag is set to No indicating that the eG agent will communicate with the connector via HTTP by default. If the target connector is SSL-enabled, then set this flag to Yes to enable the eG agent to communicate with target connector via HTTPS.

• If multiple components of the same component type are awaiting configuration, then an APPLY TO OTHER COMPONENTS button will appear in this page. Clicking on this button will allow you to apply the configuration to all/selected components of that type.

• Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will register the changes made.

When changing the configuration for specific servers, a “*” beside the text box corresponding to the parameter signifies that these values have to be manually configured by the user. The parameter values that require to be configured will typically be prefixed with a “$” or contain a series of “*”. A value of “none” in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.