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Adam_Burnett_18
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Oct 01, 2015

HTTP::respond over SSL

I have an iRule on an HTTPS virtual server that uses HTTP::respond. When I make a request to this virtual server that hits the iRule I get an SSL error. Do I have to do anything extra to get the resp...
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Adam_Burnett_18
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Oct 02, 2015

@Kevin - sorry, by "trigger" I meant a request that enters the 

if
. The rule is in fact being run for all requests.

@IheartF5 - I don't follow why return would help in this case.

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    IheartF5_45022
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    Oct 02, 2015
    because you can't execute any other iRule commands after HTTP::respond - they will all fail. You need to cease iRule processing for that event, either by using *return* or *event disable*.
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    Adam_Burnett_18
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    Oct 03, 2015
    Thanks for the explanation, makes sense.