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flomkrl_29950
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Apr 07, 2008

SSL VS keep TCP open if pool down

Hello,     At this time, when a pool behind a vs ssl is down, the vs ssl is down. But it is still possible to negociate ssl.     Is it possible to reject ssl negociation (by closing the po...
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hoolio
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Apr 07, 2008
Sure. Here is a more generic version of the Codeshare example:

http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iRules/HowToAvoidSSLHandshakeWhenNoPoolMemberAvailable.html


 This event is triggered when a TCP connection is established with the client
when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {
    Check if the default pool of the VIP has no active members
   if {[active_members [LB::server pool]] < 1}{
       Disable the client SSL profile and send a TCP reset to the client
      SSL::disable
      reject
   }
}

Aaron