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Jinshu
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Dec 11, 2015

Is HTTP to HTTPS redirection Secure?

Hi All,   I have configured http to HTTPS redirection in some of the urls but is this secure? The VS blindly forwards all the communications from http to https which can cause man in midle attck r...
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Arie
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Dec 11, 2015

Perhaps a seemingly trivial distinction, but "forwarding" is not the same as "redirection".

 

HTTP Redirection is accomplished by having the server (or a proxy device like the BIG-IP) issue a 301 or 302 response. The client then makes a new request based on the location specified by the redirect directive.

 

Forwarding means that the original request is honored and maintained, but the destination is manipulated in some way by the proxy device.