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Moorthy_63564
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Nov 17, 2010

iRule for knowing the user

Hi,   Can a LTM “know” – which user a request is coming from? It should know because it is an Application Level Proxy.     Can this user information be captured? Based on the ...
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hoolio
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Nov 18, 2010
You can parse the username (and password) from requests and select a pool based on that information.

 

 

But if you want to make an LDAP call to Active Directory to select the pool, you'd need APM or the Advanced Client Auth module and an iRule. The ACA+iRule option would be a lot more complex compared with APM, as APM gives you a GUI for configuring the lookups. The iRule would also require more maintenance/regression testing during upgrades of the LTM code. As Matt suggested, it would be good to get in touch with an F5 SE to discuss your scenario in more detail.

 

 

Aaron