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Same load balancer for all traffic
- Jun 27, 2025
Hi,
As per suggested design, you will have a physical Load balancer for internal, DMZ and external VIPs. I have feedback in the security side. The single load balancer for all application leading into security risks(Increased Attack Surface) and A single point of failure for all zones. a feedback on this as
Ø Implement route domains(isolates network traffic) and partitions based on zones to logically separate routing between the zones(Logically separate the load balancer into 3).
Ø Lock down Self IPs using port lockdown(Never expose Self IPs directly to the internet/internal – for restrict management plan access)
Ø You have to use the security modules
o Use AFM (Advanced Firewall Manager) for zone-specific firewall rules. Enable DOS.
o Use ASM/WAF for protecting web applications, especially in DMZ/external services.
BR
Aswin
Hi Communities,
Any other suggestion/feedback on the deployment?
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