Maxim Mironjuk
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May 05, 2026
Redis transmits connection data unencrypted by default, a state many internal networks tolerated for years because the instances mostly ran behind a firewall. But once cloud environments, container orchestration, or compliance requirements enter the picture, relying purely on network segmentation is no longer enough. Since Redis 6, TLS can be configured natively, including mutual authentication between client and server. This article covers how to set up end-to-end encryption cleanly on both the server and client side, what performance overhead TLS termination actually causes, how connection reuse and session resumption noticeably cut that overhead, and how certificate rotation succeeds in production without interrupting the connection.