Configuration Mode Commands : SteelHead Configuration Commands : SSL Support Commands : ssl-connect
  
ssl-connect
Connects to an SSL server.
Syntax
ssl-connect <hostname>:<port>
Parameters
<hostname>
SSL server hostname.
<port>
Port number assigned to the SSL application.
Usage
The ssl-connect command establishes an SSL session from the command line. Use this command to troubleshoot SSL-related optimization issues.
Both the client-side and server-side SteelHeads must be configured to optimize SSL traffic.
Example
amnesiac (config) # ssl-connect il-cs40:443
CONNECTED(00000003)
depth=1 CN = xen-IL-CS40-CA
verify error:num=19:self signed certificate in certificate chain
verify return:0
---
Certificate chain
0 s:/C=US/ST=R/L=R/O=R/OU=R/CN=il-cs40
i:/CN=xen-IL-CS40-CA
1 s:/CN=xen-IL-CS40-CA
i:/CN=xen-IL-CS40-CA
---
Server certificate
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
subject=/C=US/ST=R/L=R/O=R/OU=R/CN=il-cs40
issuer=/CN=xen-IL-CS40-CA
[partial output]
Product
SteelHead CX, SteelHead EX, SteelHead-v, SteelHead-c
Related Commands
show protocol ssl