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BuilderBob
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Aug 06, 2021

irule / vip forwarding

Hi all, I am trying to work out how to perform VIP forwarding when SSL termination isn't permitted. With SSL termination we use an irule for this purpose. F5 topology as follows:-   Front facing ...
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BK1
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Aug 07, 2021

In the irule if you are matching any specific condition on the F5 VIP, unless you do SSL offloading on the F5 VIP, F5 won't be able to understand the request as it will be encrypted when it come on F5.