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AltostratusIs network access bypassing APM logon pages?
If APM is being the gatekeeper then if you have a VPN session then you are authenticated. If you then want to access the app then you are already authenticated with APM.
EmployeeI don't think there is a way to change the url in the browser but sending back a redirect to the client. Host header rewrite is intended to rewrite this header on its way to the back-end server so you can show them a diferent host if that's the requirement.
BazsiHello PeteWhite, If I understand there is no way to change this behaviour, the Edge Client has no respect to the profile scope setting?
My usecase is that the new service I'm working on should be fully independent. Testers should be able to use the service the same way regardless where they are coming from, internal networks, VPN or the internet (in the future). Futhurermore the new service uses completely different preprod AAA thant the production VPN and the testers usually impersonate test users.- Lucas_Thompson
Users coming in from a VPN that is terminated on a BIG-IP are already APM-scoped into their existing Access session on that BIG-IP. They may not create another separate user session through that connection.
On the one hand, it allows BIG-IP to apply any user data to a network flow, such as inserting SSO information gathered during authentication or authorization inside of the VPN connection so that users can have completely transparent L4 SSO. Other interesting things are also possible with iRules.
On the other hand, it means that a user cannot connect to the VPN and then login to a webtop where both belong to the same BIG-IP.
- Bazsi
Hi Lucas_Thompson, Thanks for the clarification! I've found that if the second access policy is in an other route domain than the VPN it can maintain a separate APM session so it could be one way to work around this.
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