Why is terminating SSL/TLS at the AWS load balancer preferred over terminating it on backend instances in large-scale architectures?

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AWS - Elastic Load Balancing

AIt centralizes certificate management and reduces CPU load on backend servers

BIt forces all traffic to use HTTP, improving performance

CIt eliminates the need for SSL certificates entirely

DIt allows backend instances to handle encryption, improving security

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand benefits of SSL termination at load balancer
Centralized certificate management simplifies updates and renewals.
Step 2: Performance considerations
Offloading SSL decryption reduces CPU usage on backend instances.
Step 3: Security and traffic flow
SSL termination does not eliminate certificates; it centralizes them.
Final Answer:
It centralizes certificate management and reduces CPU load on backend servers -> Option A
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Centralized SSL termination reduces backend load [OK]

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