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JP_135500
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Jan 31, 2014

Only enable access policy when server response is 401?

We have a site that is a mix of anonymous and authenticated content. The authenticated content lives all over within the site and is maintained by hundreds of content editors, so there's really no pa...
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  • John_Alam_45640's avatar
    John_Alam_45640
    Jan 31, 2014

    TO add to Josh's suggestion.

     

    If you see the 401 from the server in HTTP_RESPONSE, add some cookie or other marker and redirect client back to the VIP. If the cookie or other marker is seen, then do ACCESS::enable.

     

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JP_135500
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Jan 31, 2014

Thanks for the quick replies! That's a good idea... Let me play around with that and see if this works for us. I am extremely new to the F5 world, so it may take a little bit. I'll let you know if it works!