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vlavergne_12825's avatar
vlavergne_12825
Historic F5 Account
Mar 07, 2005

SSL Acceleration for SOAP /XML Service

 

I would like to know if we have to write a specific iRule with a BIG-IP in v9 to do SSL Acceleration on a SOAP/XML Web Service ?

 

 

 

1*/ Does the BIG-IP rewrites all the content of the .wsdl automatically - ie transform the http references into https- or do I have to write a specific iRule to do so ?

 

 

2*/ Same question for the method coming from the client. Does the BIG-IP rewrites all the content of the method automatically - ie transform the https references into http to the server- or do I have to write a specific iRule to do so ?

 

 

Thanks for your response
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  • Brian_Gupta_115's avatar
    Brian_Gupta_115
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    Mar 07, 2005
    You have three choices:

     

     

    1) Reconfigure your server to return https references. (This is the prefered option.)

     

     

    2) Setup another http VIP that redirects each request to the https VIP.

     

     

    3) Write an iRule that parse the full return payload and does a string replacement. (This is the least desireable as it is the most expensive in term of resources. However this can be mitigated somewhat by using a stream profile.)

     

     

    Cheers,

     

    Brian