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Srinivasan_G_31
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusReverse Proxy
Friends,
Can we use F5 LTM as reverse proxy? Can you refer some article on how to get this done? Thanks.
Srini
5 Replies
- Kevin_Stewart
Employee
LTM IS, by definition, a reverse proxy. If, however, you're referring to a "reverse proxy" in terms of an Apache reverse proxy or something like it, you can search DC for "ProxyPass" which provides Apache mod-rewrite functionality. Is there something specific that you're looking for? 
Srinivasan_G_31Kevin - Then the thing i might be concerned is with using LTM as forward proxy for the traffic sourced behind LTM.
- Kevin_StewartWell, forward proxy is not a native function, but it can still be achieved. Take a look at the following:
iRule: https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/irules.HTTP-Forward-Proxy-v3-2.ashx
iApp: https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iApp.Generic-Forward-Proxy-with-Websense-Filtering-iApp.ashx - Srinivasan_G_31Thanks Kevin - So the understanding here is that LTM always works in conjunction with a well known forward proxy technique (websense or any web security appliance) and by itself can't handle this as a native function. Did i sound right here?
- Kevin_StewartI wouldn't exactly say that. While not a native function, the iRule version creates a generic forward proxy, while the iApp version simply integrates with Websense (but is not expressly required).
