Question 710
In an AWS networking assessment, a regulator requires backend-only TLS termination because application servers must inspect client certificate authentication directly. Which technical explanation BEST accounts for the observed condition?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Load-balancer TLS termination could change where mutual authentication occurs. This explains the observed network behavior, which can be checked by verifying that the backend, not an edge termination point, validates the expected client certificate.
Incorrect Answers
Mutual TLS verifies client certificate identity separately from the listener's server certificate. The decisive technical distinction is tCP pass-through leaves the application backend responsible for TLS authentication and certificate policy; load-balancer TLS termination could change where mutual authentication occurs.
A trusted CA becomes a powerful impersonation tool if issuance permissions are overly broad. For the stated conditions, load-balancer TLS termination could change where mutual authentication occurs. The more specific mechanism is tCP pass-through leaves the application backend responsible for TLS authentication and certificate policy.
A certificate for example.com does not necessarily cover api.sub.example.com without a matching SAN or wildcard. For the stated conditions, load-balancer TLS termination could change where mutual authentication occurs. The more specific mechanism is tCP pass-through leaves the application backend responsible for TLS authentication and certificate policy.






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