Sticky sessions on load balancers with HTTP and HTTPS

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Published on 2012-09-08T19:31:28Z Indexed on 2012/09/08 21:39 UTC
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How does sticky sessions relate to HTTP and HTTPS;

If I place a load balancer in front of some web app servers that run a front end that supports HTTPS, will the sessions remain "sticky" on a typical load balancer that lists "stick sessions" as one of it's supported features?

I understand that question is partly open ended; To clarify, would I require a load balancer that supports sticky HTTPS session specifical or is "sticky sessions" a principal that functions agnostic of the HTTP payload, be it encrypted or not?

Thank you.

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