HTTPS to HTTP redirect before SSL Termination

The problem here is the client is expecting to talk SSL (https) but you cannot provide it. Nothing further will happen beyond that point. You wont get the chance to send a redirect because the communication will stop right there. You need an SSL certificate of some sort on the virtual server or the F5 will never see the request because it is encrypted. When you have installed one you can send the traffic to your non-SSL server on the backend directly (no server side certificate) or use a redirect to tell them to go there. There is no need to use an iRule for the redirect. Create a httpclass and redirect everything to http://[HTTP::host][HTTP::uri] then assign it to the SSL virtual.

 

 

Regards

 

 

Kevin