SSL Termination

SSL termination is the process where encrypted internet data (SSL/TLS) is decrypted at a specific point, typically a load balancer or server, before being sent to the internal network. This allows secure communication between a user and the server while reducing the processing load on internal systems. Essentially, it acts as a security checkpoint: incoming encrypted data is decoded at this point so that subsequent internal systems can handle the data more efficiently, without dealing with encryption complexities. This improves both security and performance for web services.