ess gateway</a>
and <a href=/v1.8/docs/tasks/traffic-management/egress/egress-gateway-tls-origination/#perform-tls-origination-with-an-egress-gateway>let the egress gateway perform TLS origination</a>.</p><p>Both alternatives have their pros and cons, you should choose between them according to your circumstances.
The choice mainly depends on whether your application can send unencrypted HTTP requests and whether your
organization&rsquo;s security policies allow sending unencrypted HTTP requests.
For exampl