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NimbostratusRedirect traffic from F5 APM to a BLueCoat Proxy
Hi,
We need to redirect web traffic of the VPN clients (from F5 APM device0 to a BlueCoat proxy, in order to police the traffic. Any of you guys has done that before? I see in the setup of F5 that it can be paired with a Router, but the other way around, to send, not receive, web traffic?
Thanks,
--eugen
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kunjan_118660Cumulonimbus
In the Network Access >> Network Setting, you can enable "Client Proxy Settings" and configure the Bluecoat proxy under "Client Proxy Address".
Just note APM has the forward proxy(SWG) capability now.
Eugen_01_153439Great, thanks, that was it. It's working. But what about HTTPS -- if you put https;// in front of the denied site, it's still permitted. I suppose we cannot redirect the HTTPS traffic...?
kunjanIn the Network Access >> Network Setting, you can enable "Client Proxy Settings" and configure the Bluecoat proxy under "Client Proxy Address".
Just note APM has the forward proxy(SWG) capability now.
- Eugen_01_153439Great, thanks, that was it. It's working. But what about HTTPS -- if you put https;// in front of the denied site, it's still permitted. I suppose we cannot redirect the HTTPS traffic...?
- kunjan
How do you block the sites? Using web filter on Bluecoat proxy?
- Eugen_01_153439Yes, that is correct.
- kunjan_118660
How do you block the sites? Using web filter on Bluecoat proxy?
- Eugen_01_153439Yes, that is correct.
- kunjan
I think the bluecoat may not be intercepting the HTTPS traffic for the web filter. So the problem should be there irrespective of the VPN in place.
