Which service supports HTTPS load balancing?

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Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer (SLB) distributes incoming application traffic across multiple backend Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances. SLB supports Layer 4 (TCP/UDP) and Layer 7 (HTTP/HTTPS) load balancing protocols, allowing SSL offloading, certificate management, and secure HTTPS traffic distribution to maintain high availability and fault tolerance for web applications.

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Option B: Object Storage Service (OSS) is an encrypted object storage service for unstructured data, not a load balancing service.

Option C: ApsaraDB for RDS is a managed relational database service and does not manage or balance incoming HTTPS web traffic.

Option D: Elastic Compute Service (ECS) provides virtual compute nodes that host applications, but does not natively distribute external network load across multiple instances.

References

- Alibaba Cloud Documentation, "Server Load Balancer (SLB) Product Overview", Section: Features - Layer 7 Load Balancing (HTTPS support), Doc ID: slboverview01.

- Alibaba Cloud Documentation, "ALB/CLB HTTPS Listener Configuration Guide", Section: SSL Certificate Management and Offloading.

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