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# Configure TCP passthrough

Sometimes end-to-end encryption is necessary, and client traffic must be kept encrypted until it reaches the backend server.

For this purpose, Link11 supports TCP passthrough**.** When this is configured, neither the Link11 load balancer nor L11WAAP will terminate or decrypt the TCP connection. The specified traffic will be passed through to the backend as-is.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Caution**: If TCP passthrough is enabled, we recommend using it with the narrowest possible scope. This traffic is not decrypted, and therefore, cannot be inspected by Link11. 

Passed-through requests are not filtered for hostile content, rate limit violations, ACL enforcement, etc. They also are not logged by Link11.
{% endhint %}

To enable TCP passthrough, [contact support](/support.md).