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Joe_Pipitone
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusBlocking file type by referrer - redirecting afterwards
I found a great script on devcentral that allows us to prevent people from obtaining PDF's from our sites unless they are referred by one of our domains. The script integrated nicely with some custom...
Joe_PipitoneNimbostratus
NimbostratusDoes anyone know if using this iRule will allow us to allow a blank referrer using referer_allowed_hosts? We have some email blasts that go through where people are clicking on links from emails, and they're being blocked as they are coming from a host that isn't allowed (my personal Outlook email for instance)
I tried adding "" to the data group to simulate an empty referrer, but no luck.
The script I am referring to is here:
https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/irules.BlockReferersByPathorFiletype.ashx
Joe_PipitoneNimbostratus
NimbostratusI think we got this one! Although it's probably a bit messy, it works. It's blocking what it needs to, and is allowing links direct to PDF's in emails to be opened!
if { $refer_host == "" || [matchclass $refer_host contains referer_allowed_hosts] } {
