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Dick_Piccard_72
Nimbostratus
May 22, 2009iRule for screening form submission to script
Our security team believes that a particular application is so sensitive that we should let the submitted data reach the server only if it passes content-based screening. The idea would be to confirm that the fields and values submitted matched those that are valid (the form will not have any free-response -- text or textarea -- fields, only radio buttons, check-boxes, and selects). Valid input would be passed along intact to the intended server for the script to process; we haven't decided yet whether invalid input should result in immediate failure, or in pooling to a different pool, where the server would respond with an error page, on the off-chance that a human was at the other end.
This form is coded for method="POST" -- but knowing how to deal with method="GET" might also be useful, later.
Looking at the CodeShare iRule samples, I noticed "HTTP Payload Collection"; is this a sensible starting point? Is there a better starting point? Are there any particular pitfalls to be alert to as we start down this way?
Thanks in advance for all advice.
- dennypayne
Employee
This kind of thing is precisely what the ASM module is for (Click here).
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