iRule rewrite | URL hiding

Different Protocol ( https vs. http)

this is done on the 1st f5 by assigning clientssl profile to virtual server. clientside will be https but serverside will be http.

Different Hostname ( www.mysite.com vs. news.bizsite.com)

you can change hostname using HTTP::header replace on either the 1st f5 or 2nd f5.

HTTP::header

Different Port : 443 vs. 8080

this is translated by virtual server and pool configuration.

everything after the "/help/site1" is passed to the the target webserver.

similar to hostname, uri can be changed using HTTP::uri.

HTTP::uri

Users\Internet browser should only see "https://www.mysite.com/help/site1/..." and NOT the HTTP://news.bizsite.com:8080/ehelp/microsites

address in browser won't be changed unless there is redirection.