9.4.8 LTM between apache and weblogic server SSL config.

Please forgive my ignorance Chris,

 

 

If I understand this properly...

 

 

1. The HTTP profile you are talking about setting up is in the F5 load balancer? Sorry, it's our network guys that usually

 

tweak the F5 side so I rarely have a chance to look at the configuration. But, I assume that we can make the F5 load

 

balancer insert a random HTTP header and value into the request before forwarding it and it sounds like that is what you

 

are suggesting. We modify the F5 policy so that it inserts a hard-coded header "WL-Proxy-SSL" and value "true" combination

 

into every request. But it sounds like the way it works in the F5 is to create a profile that encapsulates this action of

 

setting the header which must then be applied to the specific F5 virtual server in step 2.

 

 

2. At this point I'm unclear, are we setting up a virtual host on the WebLogic Server side, or do you mean we apply the

 

F5 profile to this particular F5 virtual server that we want to insert this new header? I think you mean the later of the two.

 

 

So at this point we would essentially have every incomming request that comes through this virtual server on the F5 getting

 

a constant header of "WL-Proxy-SSL: true" added toit.

 

 

Are you therefore saying that this particular header "WL-Proxy-SSL" has special meaning to WebLogic Server? When it sees

 

that HTTP header it knows to override the protocol/scheme from http to https?

 

 

I greatly appreciate your assistance Chris. If it really is as simple as adding a static header to every incoming request that

 

goes through the F5 then you have really made my day.