SDWAN TLS/SSL Decryption Policy

The TLS/SSL Decryption object refers to a feature or configuration that enables administrators to inspect and manage encrypted traffic passing through the network.

Note

Before creating a TLS/SSL Decryption object in Security Cloud Control, you need to configure certificate authority (CA) from Catalyst SD-WAN Manager under Configuration > Certificates > Certificate Authority.

TLS/SSL Decryption Policy

Field

Description

Object Name

Name of the policy. The name can contain a maximum of 32 characters.

Server Certificate Checks

Expired Certificate

Defines what the policy should do if the server certificate has expired. The options are:

  • Drop: Drop traffic

  • Decrypt: Decrypt traffic

Untrusted Certificate

Defines what the policy should do if the server certificate is not trusted. The options are:

  • Drop: Drop traffic

  • Decrypt: Decrypt traffic

Certificate Revocation Status

Defines whether the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) should be used to check the revocation status of the server certificate. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

Unknown Revocation Status

Defines what the policy does, if the OCSP revocation status is unknown.
  • Drop: Drop traffic

  • Decrypt: Decrypt traffic

Unsupported Mode Checks

Unsupported Protocol Versions

Defines the unsupported protocol versions.

  • Drop: Drop the unsupported protocol versions.

  • Decrypt: Decrypt the unsupported protocol versions.

Unsupported Cipher Suites

Defines the unsupported cipher suites.

  • Drop: Drop the unsupported cipher suites.

  • Decrypt: Decrypt the unsupported cipher suites.

Failure Mode

Defines the failure mode. The options are close and open.

Certificate Bundle

Check the Use default CA certificate bundle checkbox to use the default CA.

Minimum TLS Version

Sets the minimum version of TLS that the proxy should support. The options are: TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, TLS 1.2

Proxy Certificate Attributes

RSA Keypair Modules

Defines the Proxy Certificate RSA Key modules. The options are: 1024 bit RSA, 2048 bit RSA, 4096 bit RSA

EC Key Type

Defines the key type. The options are: P256, P384, P521

Certificate Lifetime (in Days)

Sets the lifetime of the proxy certificate, in days.