Nginx as reverse proxy - proxy_ssl_x questions

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 01:54:21PM +0300, Mark wrote:

> Hello there.
> 
> Having a proxy directive like;
> 
> location / {
>     proxy_pass http://10.10.10.4:4020;
>     ...
> 
> I wonder when using proxy_pass http://... (not httpS),
> are these directives effective, under the proxy_pass?
> 
>     proxy_ssl_name $host;
>     proxy_ssl_server_name on;
>     proxy_ssl_session_reuse off;
> 
> Or they would work ONLY if proxy_pass is pointed to an "https://"?

The "proxy_ssl_*" directives define configuration for SSL 
proxying.  That is, corresponding values are only used when 
proxy_pass is used with the "https" scheme.

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