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snsit1_86284
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Sep 03, 2013

iControl Web Page to amend iRules assigned to Virtual Servers

Guys,   Has anyone come across a way of having a web page interact with an F5 to change an irule assisgned to a virtual server ? i am looking to have a web page with options to either change the...
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Joe_Pruitt
Sep 03, 2013

I've heard of lots of customers who have done things like this. The implementation would depend on the platform you are using. Building an ASP app would be a snap as you can just plugin the iControl Assembly (iControl.dll) into the project. Java is almost as easy but you'll have to include the other 3rd party libraries in the iControl Library for Java (iControl.jar) download.

 

The biggest issue I see customers face is with the topic of username/password security. You can store the credentials on your app server (in code, file system, or database) and make it a no-auth operation for your users or you can require them to login to your app and either use passthru authentication or do a authentication proxy where you map web server credentials to BIG-IP credentials.

 

-Joe