# Handling multiple SSL connections from the same host

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-multiple-ssl-connections-from-the-same-host/205960>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [April 19, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-multiple-ssl-connections-from-the-same-host/205960 "2011-04-19T15:01:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-multiple-ssl-connections-from-the-same-host/205960/1 "2011-04-19T15:01:10Z")

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Is there a way to limit the amount of ssl connections from a host, at  
any one time, say only 2 or 3 active?

tcp 0 0 [mydomain.com:50048](http://mydomain.com:50048) nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https  
ESTABLISHED  
tcp 0 0 [mydomain.com:35203](http://mydomain.com:35203) nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https  
ESTABLISHED  
tcp 0 0 [mydomain.com:60699](http://mydomain.com:60699) nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https  
ESTABLISHED  
tcp 0 0 [mydomain.com:36964](http://mydomain.com:36964) nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https  
ESTABLISHED  
tcp 0 0 [mydomain.com:35204](http://mydomain.com:35204) nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https  
ESTABLISHED

[http://pastebin.com/FurxCtbm](http://pastebin.com/FurxCtbm)

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/handling-multiple-ssl-connections-from-the-same-host/205960/2 "2011-04-19T15:32:04Z")

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On 19 Abr 2011 14h00 WEST, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Is there a way to limit the amount of ssl connections from a host,  
> at any one time, say only 2 or 3 active?
> 
> tcp 0 0 mydomain.com:50048 nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https ESTABLISHED tcp 0  
> 0 mydomain.com:35203 nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0  
> mydomain.com:60699 nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0  
> mydomain.com:36964 nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0  
> mydomain.com:35204 nx-in-f82.1e100.n:https ESTABLISHED

Check: [GitHub - nginxinc/nginx-wiki: ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki section of https://www.nginx.com · GitHub](http://wiki.nginx.org/NginxHttpLimitZoneModule)

— appa