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TLS termination proxy
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<p>A TLS termination proxy (or SSL termination proxy, or SSL offloading) is a <a href="/facts/Proxy_server/ArhwQE74">proxy server</a> that acts as an <a href="/facts/Intermediary/es27VSt4">intermediary</a> point between <a href="/facts/Client_(computing)/u0wlVsWI">client</a> and <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">server</a> applications, and is used to terminate and/or establish <a href="/facts/Transport_Layer_Security/pGy16TnA">TLS</a> (or <a href="/facts/Datagram_Transport_Layer_Security/WxzxdITB">DTLS</a>) <a href="/facts/Tunneling_protocol/jKaT1Czc">tunnels</a> by decrypting and/or encrypting communications. This is different from TLS pass-through proxies that forward encrypted (D)TLS traffic between clients and servers without terminating the tunnel. </p>