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Brian_DeKemper_
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Feb 03, 2007

HTTPS to HTTP redirect

This one is a little different, but I'm trying to redirect traffic on a 443-Virtual Server over to a port 80 Virtual Server.     I have an 'HTTP to HTTPS redirect' iRule, but I'm in a situation ...
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JRahm
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Jul 08, 2008
As Aaron said in his previous post, you can't redirect HTTPS to HTTP on the LTM without first decrypting the traffic. The LTM needs the traffic in the clear in order to evaluate the contents and issue the redirect. In your environment, if the LTM will not be offloading SSL, an ssl-enabled pool member should remain available to server the maintenance page.