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Pytonius
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Nov 10, 2025
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APM HTTP Connector request and HTTP Headers

Hello,  can someone share working solution for populating variables, used to send APM HTTP connector auth request, from HTTP headers? User (API) sends credentials in HTTP headers X-LOGIN and X-TOKE...
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  • Injeyan_Kostas's avatar
    Injeyan_Kostas
    Nov 10, 2025

    Hello Pytonius​ 

    setting custom variables in per request policy is not as easy as in a per session policy
    you can only set perflow.scratchpad and perflow.custom
    check this

    https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-16-1-0/big-ip-access-policy-manager-per-request-policies/using-step-up-authentication/concepts-to-know-for-building-step-up-authentication.html

     

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Injeyan_Kostas
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Nov 10, 2025

Hello Pytonius​ 

setting custom variables in per request policy is not as easy as in a per session policy
you can only set perflow.scratchpad and perflow.custom
check this

https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-16-1-0/big-ip-access-policy-manager-per-request-policies/using-step-up-authentication/concepts-to-know-for-building-step-up-authentication.html