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Satriaji
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Dec 29, 2022

Config NGINX to F5

Hi everyone, I have VS.   NGINX require script to implement at F5 profile but i dont know where I must config at F5 configuration. Here the NGINX requirement : client_max_body_size 5000M; ...
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  • buulam's avatar
    buulam
    Jan 11, 2023

    Hi Satriaji , there are no equivalent settings within Local Traffic Manager but rather they can be found in Application Security Manager or AWAF.

    client_max_body_size  (awaf setting – file uploads max size)

    client_body_buffer_size (awaf setting – advanced config -> System Variables -> request_buffer_size)

    client_body_timeout and client_header_timeout (awaf setting - advanced config -> System Variables -> slow_transaction_timeout) Note: we can do idle timeouts with Fasthttp profiles but not standard http profiles.

    These are our default profile timeouts. https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K7606  The standard http profile will make it so a (tcp) connection to the backend will not occur until it has a fully rfc compliant http request from the client so it does offer some native protection from slow http type attacks.

    Good article on mitigating slow post if that’s a primary concern here. https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K42552578

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Leslie_Hubertus
Ret. Employee
Jan 05, 2023

Hi Satriaji - I think  that your post might not have gotten an answer because of the holiday lull in traffic. I've asked one of my teammates to take a look and see if they can help you out, and will also feature this in this week's Highlights article to get more eyes on it.