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TLS/SSL plus certificate authentication between OpenFlow switches and the controller is included in Floodlight v1.1 and up. There is no need to implement the tutorial below to use TLS in Floodlight. You may wish to follow the steps to create and distribute you keys/certificates though. |
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Introduction
Secure connections between any two entities is oftentimes desirable. In the context of Floodlight, perhaps you have the controller linked to switches over the public Internet or an unsecured network. In this case, adding security to your OpenFlow channels will prevent unwanted eyes from monitoring your connections and even worse, hijacking them and performing an attack.
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