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Thiyagu
Cirrus
CirrusNeed help for an irule for insertion of X-Forwarded-Proto
Hello All, I'm working on a request to insert the protocol from the client. Does the below iRule would work to insert the protocol from the client? when HTTP_REQUEST { HTTP::header insert X-Forwar...
jaikumar_f5
MVP
MVPWhen there's http2https redirect already for http setup, I wouldn't go nor I see a need with inserting X-Forwarded-Proto into that either through http profile or through Irule.
The intention of X-Forwarded-Proto is to let the end server know what the client machine protocol its coming in with. Its similar to the XFF - To know the original source ip.
X-Forwarded-Proto often helps to avoid continuous loops, especially when the connections are proxied & the applications resources are having absolute path, thus including the protocol causing it go on continuous loop.
You can insert X-Forwarded-Proto using the http profile insert or through Irule for the https setup.