F5 SSL Orchestrator (SSLO) Integration Guide
Overview
CertSecure Manager automates SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle management for F5 SSL Orchestrator (SSLO), the traffic-decryption and inspection module built on F5 BIG-IP, helping security teams keep decrypted-traffic inspection running without manual certificate handling.
Key Use Cases
- Uninterrupted traffic inspection: SSLO relies on valid certificates to decrypt, inspect, and re-encrypt traffic across its service chain; CertSecure Manager’s renewal agent discovers and renews these certificates automatically so inspection never goes dark due to an expired certificate.
- Consistent certificates across the service chain: Automated discovery and one-click renewal deployment keep certificates synchronized across every BIG-IP partition and device in the SSLO topology, removing the risk of mismatched or stale certificates between chained services.
- Faster response to shorter certificate lifespans: With validity periods shrinking toward 47-day cycles, automated CSR generation, issuance, and deployment let security teams keep pace without dedicating manual effort to SSLO certificate rotation.