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Aabuitrago
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Jun 11, 2019

iRule HTTP to HTTPS redirect keep port and uri

Hi,   Does anyone knows the correct syntax of an irule to redirect http to https and keeping the port   for example   http://www.example.com:8443 --> redirect_to --> https://www.example....
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JG
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Jun 13, 2019

Is "http://www.example.com:8443" a redirect issued by the app server, or is it an embedded link in the HTML page returned in the response?

 

It is always the best to try to fix the issue in the application first if possible. In the absence of the information what app server it is, you can try the following to inform the application of what scheme is used at the user entry point:

 

  • Create an HTTP profile for your virtual server;
  • In the field "Request Header Insert" of the profile, enter "X-Forwarded-Proto: https".

 

If the app server is load-balancer-aware, this should be enough for the app to know what scheme to use when it constructs a self-referencing URL.