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gorge_300427
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May 18, 2017

Half PROXY

I wanto know how does a half proxy forward or reverse work.

 

Do they maintain just one TCP connection. Can someone explain the packet flow in regards of the TCP connection.

 

In case if they maintain two different TCP connections what makes them different than a full proxy

 

Thanks

 

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  • Pedro_Haoa's avatar
    Pedro_Haoa
    Ret. Employee
    May 19, 2017

    Hi,

     

    In a Half-proxy configuration you're gonna see:

     

    Inbound part of the connection associated tipically with Requests to a Server

     

    There's one TCP connection initiated and then established by the client to the BIG-IP device (Client-Side Connection). Then there's another TCP connection initiated and then established by the BIG-IP to the backend server (Server-Side Connection).

     

    Outbound part of the connection associated tipically with the Response to the client

     

    There's one TCP connection initiated and then established by the Server directly to the client so the response bypass the BIG-IP device, usually via another gateway like a Router (Which do not proxy the connection to the client).

     

    I hope this helps.