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Dbow_21284
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May 21, 2009

HTTPS VIP - Redirect to Maintenace Page

Hey everyone,     Fairly new to F5s, used to the GUI stuff (laught all you want)! Anyway, I have a site that is HTTPS only, and I need to redirect to a maintenance page if all the nodes in...
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JRahm
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May 21, 2009
Yeah, that's the traditional use of offload. So there's:

 

 

1. Offload SSL, do stuff, Send in the clear to the servers (requires only clientssl profile)

 

 

2. Offload all SSL, do stuff, Re-encrypt, Send encrypted to the servers (requires clientssl and serverssl profiles) Most financial & govt require this for user-sensitive data, no data in the clear on the wire

 

 

3. Hoolio's Solution. Configure the virtual like solution number 1, but, via iRules, bypass the offloading UNLESS no servers are available

 

 

4. Offload nothing, configure simply as a standard virtual server. No "do stuff" with this option other than mess with tcp options

 

 

HTH...Jason