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NimbostratusServing Port 80 and 443 for a web application
We have a web server which has historically only run on port 443. In order to use ACME for automated cert issuance, I have to allow port 80 through to the web server. I've configured the web server to listen on 80, allowed the port in local firewall and perimeter firewall, and created a virtual server at the F5 pointing to the same internal IP as the functional 443 application.
When I attempt to access it over the internet, I get a generic timeout error.
I suspect the issue has to do with our APM and the establishment of SSL, but I don't know how to get around that. What is the correct way to set up a virtual server and APM policy to handle both 80 and 443 to the same machine?
- Kevin_Stewart
Employee
There's a Secure setting in the Cookie Options of the APM profile - SSO/Auth Domains tab. This option, when enabled (by default) instructs the browser to only use the APM session cookie over HTTPS connections.
I might caution that if a single access session is to be used across 80 and 443 connections, there's a risk of compromising the HTTPS session if the cookie is stolen. It may be better to isolate the 80 and 443 traffic into separate policies.
