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MohanK
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Apr 21, 2021

Reverse Proxy using Cookie in iRule or Policy

Hello,   We need to add below irules/policy for google cloud reverse proxy:   1. The application will drop a cookie on the first request of https://abc.site.com 2. The LTM needs to detect t...
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  • spalande's avatar
    spalande
    Apr 21, 2021

    Create a pool for Google Cloud destination. Modify iRule with pool name accordingly. 

    when HTTP_REQUEST {    
    if { ( [HTTP::cookie exists Experience] ) } {
     HTTP::header replace "Host" "def.site.com"	
     HTTP::uri /home
     pool def.site.com_pool	 
    }  else {
	 return
	}      
}
MohanK's avatar
MohanK
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Apr 26, 2021

Yes, your understanding is correct!

 

I believe first option is more complex. I would try to insist for the second option.

 

Thank you so much for the quick reply, I’ll check with the team, how they would like to implement.

 

  • spalande's avatar
    spalande
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    Apr 26, 2021

    Do you have any issues with iRule for option#1? Once you open the connectivity from F5 to external site on port 443, it should work. If you got any specific issues let us know.

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    In case you want to go ahead with option#2 of issuing a redirect to client. Below would be the iRule. 

    when HTTP_REQUEST {    
    if { ( [HTTP::cookie exists Experience] ) } {
     HTTP::respond 301 Location "https://def.site.com/home"
    }  else {
	 return
	}      
}

    ​