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GVIJ_208206
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusReverse Proxy Functionality when WSS is used
Hi,
As a part of our solutions proposal we are including F5 to be placed in the DMZ to act as a reverse proxy for the server residing in the customers internal network. Our server application Im...
boneyard
MVP
MVPi don't believe that APM (authentication) was ever a requirement for using the BIG-IP (or any system) as a reverse proxy. in principle a reverse proxy is nothing more then a device which request information from servers and services it to clients.
based on that i don't see why websockets are any different then other other tcp protocol.
in this sol it is stated you can even load balance it fine, showing the separation still exists: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/700/sol14754.html
