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NimbostratusForce iControl (not iControl.REST) to use HTTPS
Is there a way to force iControl to use an https connection?
iControl uses SOAP over HTTPS. When you instantiate a connection to BigIP, you must use either the management IP or a SelfIP on port 443. Your SOAP connection must be established with an open socket to the iControl API, and because the BigIP doesn't accept plaintext connections (it only listens on port 443 with an SSL certificate), all iControl communications occur through SSL.
Is there a specific issue that you are having that is driving your question?
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shaggycan you elaborate? when connecting to an F5 device via iControl, it does use an https connectionThe BigIP doesn't respond to port 80 by default. Both iControl (and iControlREST) use HTTPS.
iControl uses SOAP over HTTPS. When you instantiate a connection to BigIP, you must use either the management IP or a SelfIP on port 443. Your SOAP connection must be established with an open socket to the iControl API, and because the BigIP doesn't accept plaintext connections (it only listens on port 443 with an SSL certificate), all iControl communications occur through SSL.
Is there a specific issue that you are having that is driving your question?
Tom_Cole_-_CareNo - we were just wondering
- shaggy
if you have any other questions regarding high-level icontrol functionality, the three-part icontrol 101 series is a good starting point
https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/tag/icontrol%20101
