Hi All, Hope you are fine. please need you Help, i have problem, when i activate the google proxy is the IP of the proxy that replaces the customer address i tested the proxy with external sites and client source IP is correctly entered in the XFF field. i setup this configuration but i dont have standards value http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/4000/800/sol4816.html how i can configure the VS to have the standards values ? • X-BIG-IP-IP-CALLING: xxxxxxxxx • X-FORWARD-FOR: xxxxxxxxx(IP Client), xx.xxx.xx.xxx (Proxy 1) xxx.xxx.xxx.xx (Proxy 2) thank u in advance BR

just to clarify, you want to rewrite the list of IPs from the XFF header to be only the first IP in the list? If so, this should work for you. when HTTP_REQUEST { HTTP::header replace X-Forwarded-For [getfield [HTTP::header X-Forwarded-For] "," 1] }

KOR, the HTTP profile's Request Header insert field will not accomplish what you're looking for. It will not expand an iRule value like [IP::client_addr], but rather takes a static value (ex. TEST=Foo). Further, the Insert X-Forwarded-For option will explicitly insert an "X-Forwarded-For" header into the request. If you want a specific header name other that X-Forwarded-For, you would want to use an iRule: when HTTP_REQUEST { HTTP::header insert X-BIGIP-CALLING-IP [IP::client_addr] }

It looks like Google adds a new header to pass the original IP address from the client: Forwarded: for=105.235.130.92 You may use an iRule to extract the IP address from that header and add it to the X-forwarded-for header. is it something like this?

How to setup X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to preserve the original client IP address for traffic translated by a SNAT ?

22 Replies

JRahm
Admin
Mar 05, 2014
just to clarify, you want to rewrite the list of IPs from the XFF header to be only the first IP in the list? If so, this should work for you.

when HTTP_REQUEST { HTTP::header replace X-Forwarded-For [getfield [HTTP::header X-Forwarded-For] "," 1] }
Kevin_Stewart
Employee
Mar 24, 2014
KOR, the HTTP profile's Request Header insert field will not accomplish what you're looking for. It will not expand an iRule value like [IP::client_addr], but rather takes a static value (ex. TEST=Foo). Further, the Insert X-Forwarded-For option will explicitly insert an "X-Forwarded-For" header into the request. If you want a specific header name other that X-Forwarded-For, you would want to use an iRule:

when HTTP_REQUEST { HTTP::header insert X-BIGIP-CALLING-IP [IP::client_addr] }
nitass
Employee
Apr 15, 2014
It looks like Google adds a new header to pass the original IP address from the client:

Forwarded: for=105.235.130.92

You may use an iRule to extract the IP address from that header and add it to the X-forwarded-for header.

is it something like this?

nitass

Employee

Apr 15, 2014

e.g.

 config

root@(ve11a)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm virtual bar
ltm virtual bar {
    destination 172.28.24.10:80
    ip-protocol tcp
    mask 255.255.255.255
    pool foo
    profiles {
        http { }
        tcp { }
    }
    rules {
        qux
    }
    source 0.0.0.0/0
    source-address-translation {
        type automap
    }
    vs-index 2
}
root@(ve11a)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm pool foo
ltm pool foo {
    members {
        200.200.200.101:80 {
            address 200.200.200.101
        }
    }
}
root@(ve11a)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm rule qux
ltm rule qux {
    when HTTP_REQUEST {
  if { [scan [HTTP::header Forwarded] {for=%s} ip] == 1 } {
    HTTP::header remove X-forwarded-for
    HTTP::header insert X-forwarded-for $ip
  }
}
}

 trace

[root@ve11a:Active:In Sync] config  ssldump -Aed -nni 0.0 port 80
New TCP connection 1: 172.28.24.1(60325) <-> 172.28.24.10(80)
1397563493.0008 (0.0022)  C>S
---------------------------------------------------------------
GET / HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: curl/7.15.5 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.15.5 OpenSSL/0.9.8b zlib/1.2.3 libidn/0.6.5
Host: 172.28.24.10
Accept: */*
Forwarded: for=1.2.3.4

---------------------------------------------------------------

New TCP connection 2: 200.200.200.14(60325) <-> 200.200.200.101(80)
1397563493.0028 (0.0018)  C>S
---------------------------------------------------------------
GET / HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: curl/7.15.5 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.15.5 OpenSSL/0.9.8b zlib/1.2.3 libidn/0.6.5
Host: 172.28.24.10
Accept: */*
Forwarded: for=1.2.3.4
X-forwarded-for: 1.2.3.4

---------------------------------------------------------------

KOR_124005
Nimbostratus
Apr 20, 2014
Hi nitass, many thnaks for your replay after having applied the irule as you can see the field is replace by @ IP Proxy googel. Forwarded: for=105.235.128.137 >>>> 3G Costumer Scheme: http Via: 1.1 Chrome Compression Proxy X-Psa-Client-Features: bypass,safebrowsing X-Psa-Client-Options: webp-enable User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 7_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/537.51.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) CriOS/33.0.1750.21 Mobile/11D169 Safari/9537.53 X-BIGIP-CALLING-IP: 66.249.93.10 >>>> Proxy Google X-Forwarded-For: 66.249.93.10, 192.168.101.54 X-Varnish: 851995049 Many thanks for your help Br,

nitass_89166

Noctilucent

Apr 15, 2014

e.g.

 config

root@(ve11a)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm virtual bar
ltm virtual bar {
    destination 172.28.24.10:80
    ip-protocol tcp
    mask 255.255.255.255
    pool foo
    profiles {
        http { }
        tcp { }
    }
    rules {
        qux
    }
    source 0.0.0.0/0
    source-address-translation {
        type automap
    }
    vs-index 2
}
root@(ve11a)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm pool foo
ltm pool foo {
    members {
        200.200.200.101:80 {
            address 200.200.200.101
        }
    }
}
root@(ve11a)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm rule qux
ltm rule qux {
    when HTTP_REQUEST {
  if { [scan [HTTP::header Forwarded] {for=%s} ip] == 1 } {
    HTTP::header remove X-forwarded-for
    HTTP::header insert X-forwarded-for $ip
  }
}
}

 trace

[root@ve11a:Active:In Sync] config  ssldump -Aed -nni 0.0 port 80
New TCP connection 1: 172.28.24.1(60325) <-> 172.28.24.10(80)
1397563493.0008 (0.0022)  C>S
---------------------------------------------------------------
GET / HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: curl/7.15.5 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.15.5 OpenSSL/0.9.8b zlib/1.2.3 libidn/0.6.5
Host: 172.28.24.10
Accept: */*
Forwarded: for=1.2.3.4

---------------------------------------------------------------

New TCP connection 2: 200.200.200.14(60325) <-> 200.200.200.101(80)
1397563493.0028 (0.0018)  C>S
---------------------------------------------------------------
GET / HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: curl/7.15.5 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.15.5 OpenSSL/0.9.8b zlib/1.2.3 libidn/0.6.5
Host: 172.28.24.10
Accept: */*
Forwarded: for=1.2.3.4
X-forwarded-for: 1.2.3.4

---------------------------------------------------------------

KOR_124005
Nimbostratus
Apr 20, 2014
Hi nitass, many thnaks for your replay after having applied the irule as you can see the field is replace by @ IP Proxy googel. Forwarded: for=105.235.128.137 >>>> 3G Costumer Scheme: http Via: 1.1 Chrome Compression Proxy X-Psa-Client-Features: bypass,safebrowsing X-Psa-Client-Options: webp-enable User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 7_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/537.51.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) CriOS/33.0.1750.21 Mobile/11D169 Safari/9537.53 X-BIGIP-CALLING-IP: 66.249.93.10 >>>> Proxy Google X-Forwarded-For: 66.249.93.10, 192.168.101.54 X-Varnish: 851995049 Many thanks for your help Br,

nitass_89166
Noctilucent
Apr 20, 2014
after having applied the irule

as you can see the field is replace by @ IP Proxy googel.

so, does it work or not work?
- KOR_124005
  Nimbostratus
  Apr 20, 2014
  not work :( I had made no changes iRules, are what I must change at irule (ip, value ..)? iRule When HTTP_Request { if {[scan [HTTP :: header Forwarded] {for =% s} ip] == 1} { HTTP :: header remove X-forwarded-for HTTP :: header insert X-forwarded-for $ ip } } } ip our 3G customer >> (105 235 128 137) we want this an address be displayed on the following two fields, but for now it is replaced by proxy google. X-BIGIP-CALLING-IP: 66.249.93.10 Proxy >>>> Google X-Forwarded-For: 66.249.93.10
nitass
Employee
Apr 20, 2014
after having applied the irule

as you can see the field is replace by @ IP Proxy googel.

so, does it work or not work?
- KOR_124005
  Nimbostratus
  Apr 20, 2014
  not work :( I had made no changes iRules, are what I must change at irule (ip, value ..)? iRule When HTTP_Request { if {[scan [HTTP :: header Forwarded] {for =% s} ip] == 1} { HTTP :: header remove X-forwarded-for HTTP :: header insert X-forwarded-for $ ip } } } ip our 3G customer >> (105 235 128 137) we want this an address be displayed on the following two fields, but for now it is replaced by proxy google. X-BIGIP-CALLING-IP: 66.249.93.10 Proxy >>>> Google X-Forwarded-For: 66.249.93.10
nitass_89166
Noctilucent
Apr 20, 2014
not work 😞

can you add some logging in the irule?

e.g.

when HTTP_REQUEST { log local0. "\[HTTP::header Forwarded\] [HTTP::header Forwarded]" if { [scan [HTTP::header Forwarded] {for=%s} ip] == 1 } { HTTP::header remove X-forwarded-for HTTP::header insert X-forwarded-for $ip } }
- KOR_124005
  Nimbostratus
  Apr 22, 2014
  Hi ntass, VS is configured as follows: a profile Http applied and iRule that you sent me. a profile \ service \ http \ Insert Header request (enabled) X-BIGIP-CALLING-IP: [IP :: client_addr] Still the output is the same ip ip proxy google replaces the client. Thank you very much for your support and help I really appreciate. Br,
nitass
Employee
Apr 20, 2014
not work 😞

can you add some logging in the irule?

e.g.

when HTTP_REQUEST { log local0. "\[HTTP::header Forwarded\] [HTTP::header Forwarded]" if { [scan [HTTP::header Forwarded] {for=%s} ip] == 1 } { HTTP::header remove X-forwarded-for HTTP::header insert X-forwarded-for $ip } }
- KOR_124005
  Nimbostratus
  Apr 22, 2014
  Hi ntass, VS is configured as follows: a profile Http applied and iRule that you sent me. a profile \ service \ http \ Insert Header request (enabled) X-BIGIP-CALLING-IP: [IP :: client_addr] Still the output is the same ip ip proxy google replaces the client. Thank you very much for your support and help I really appreciate. Br,
nitass
Employee
Apr 22, 2014
have you added the logging to the irule? what did you get from the log?
- KOR_124005
  Nimbostratus
  Apr 22, 2014
  How i can find on /var/log/ltm Apr 22 04:43:46 tmm3 info tmm3[7976]: Rule /VAS/XFW_Log_Local : [HTTP::header Forwarded] Br,
- KOR_124005
  Nimbostratus
  Apr 22, 2014
  and that the iRule applied when HTTP_REQUEST { log local0. "\[HTTP::header Forwarded\] [HTTP::header Forwarded]" if { [scan [HTTP::header Forwarded] {for=%s} ip] == 1 } { HTTP::header remove X-forwarded-for HTTP::header insert X-forwarded-for $ip } }

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