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NimbostratusAPM Explicit Proxy iApp and User Auth
Dear all,
we are using Brett Smith's explicit proxy iApp and are trying to implement
some sort of user authentication to control internet access.
For instance applying such a profile ...
xunil321_122934Nimbostratus
NimbostratusAah now i got it after reading the manual chapter "Explicit Forward proxy"
The iApp mentioned above is creating a tunnel where another virtual server
can be defined to listen on the tunnel for the requested outbound connection
and the system processes the outbound traffic before it leaves the device.
For my further understanding why is a tunnel established by the explicit proxy
I mean where is this tunnel, in the BIG-IP or between BIG-IP and the client or ....
Many thanks for any explanation!
Rainer
