Eucalyptus ELB Listener Configurations
This section provides a reference to various possible ways to configure your listener, depending on how secure you want your load balancer. Currently, Eucalyptus supports the following HTTP/HTTPS Load Balancer use cases:
- Basic HTTP load balancer
- Secure website or application using ELB to offload SSL decryption.
- Secure website or application using end-to-end encryption
Use Case |
Front-end Protocol |
Front-end Options |
Back-end Protocol |
Back-end Options |
Notes |
Basic HTTP load balancer |
HTTP |
NA |
HTTP |
NA |
Supports X-forward for header. Go to AWS X-forwarding for more information. |
Secure website or application using Elastic Load Balancing to offload SSL decryption |
HTTPS |
SSL Negotiation. |
HTTP |
NA |
Supports X-forward for header. Go to AWS X-forwarding for more information. Requires an SSL certificate installed on the load balancer. |
Secure website or application using end-to-end encryption |
HTTPS |
SSL Negotiation. |
HTTPS |
Back-end authentication |
Supports X-forward for header. Go to AWS X-forwarding for more information. Requires an SSL certificate installed on the load balancer and registered instances. |