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AngryCat_52750
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Feb 17, 2016

ldap vip irule

We currently load balance LDAP (tcp-389) to multiple back-end auth systems. We use VLAN Groups so the end points can see the source ip information. We are moving off to a SNAT model but we will need to log several fields in the incoming LDAP connection.

 

Has anyone done this or is it even possible??

 

application delivery
iRules
LTM

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  • Kai_Wilke's avatar
    Kai_Wilke
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    Feb 18, 2016

    Hi Kulastone,

     

    iRules can parse LDAP out of the box. But LDAP request are ASN.1/BER encoded with a plain-text query part. So depending on your detailed logging requirements, you wouldn't need to dig into the ASN.1/BER encoded part and use rather simple [string] commands to retrive the log information directly out of the queries.

     

    If you're able to specify the detailed logging requirements, I could help you to find the right starting point.

     

    Cheers, Kai

     

  • chandutns_30963's avatar
    chandutns_30963
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    Jun 06, 2017

    I have the same requirement, I am able to parse till certain fields using ASN1 but the searchRequest - filter is very complex so not able to sort out. Is there a better way to parse the complete filter string?