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Kai_M__48813
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Apr 13, 2016

problems with data group and http:host

hi,   i have set up a forward http proxy, using the irule provided in Devcentral(current version 3.2), which works quite well. But due to security demands, i need to limit outgoing requests to onl...
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Vernon_97235
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Apr 13, 2016

Indeed it will. To solve that problem, this should do the trick:

if { [class match [string tolower [getfield [HTTP::host] : 1]] ends_with data_group] } { reject }
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Kai_M__48813
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Apr 13, 2016
initial tests are showing that the irule is now working as intended! the last change made all the difference...after reading up on non standard ports being added to the host, it was a matter of finding a solution for this...if all goes as planned, this will be a lifesaver for me! thanks for the help:)