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RiverFish
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Sep 25, 2012

HTTP header security concern

Greetings, we are currently running BIG-IP 10.2.2 Build 763.3 Final. One of our software engineers sent me the email below:   " I have concerns that the F5 could potentially allow certain HTTP hea...
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RiverFish
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Sep 25, 2012

I think he is concerned that a hacker could spoof the cert subject and then the F5 would inject that spoofed subject into the header, giving an unauthorized user access to the app.

 

As far as adding code, I am a novice and wouldn't know where to begin.